"Numerical ranks" to improve biological nomenclature of higher groups

TL;DR

The paper proposes a simple, standardized numerical prefix system for naming higher taxonomic groups, aiming to improve clarity and consistency in biological nomenclature.

Contribution

It introduces a novel numerical ranks method that simplifies and standardizes the naming of higher taxa in biological classification.

Findings

Numerical ranks are easier to understand than traditional postfixes.

The method can be extended for various taxonomic uses.

It may facilitate the creation of typified names for higher groups.

Abstract

Simple method to improve traditional approaches to name taxa of higher ranks has been proposed. Instead of base name + postfixes (which vary between codes of nomenclature and sometimes not standardized at all), use numerical prefixes, where numbers designate the rank of taxon, from lowest (species = 1) to highest (kingdom = 7). This "numerical ranks" method is not only more simple and straightforward then current practice, but also easy to extend for numerous additional uses. There is a hope that numerical ranks will facilitate creation of typified names for all higher-level taxomonic groups.