Taxon Meta-Ontology TaxMeOn

Namespace Document 5 July 2013

Authors:
Jouni Tuominen (Aalto University)
Nina Laurenne (Aalto University)

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Abstract

The Taxon Meta-Ontology TaxMeOn Specification defines classes and properties for creating biological name ontologies.

Alternate machine-readable versions of this schema are available in either RDF/XML or N3 formats.

Taxon Meta-Ontology TaxMeOn Classes and Properties

The Taxon Meta-Ontology TaxMeOn introduces the following classes and properties.

Classes: | Accepted | AcceptedVernacularName | AlternativeVernacularName | Author | Change | ChangeInCircumscription | ChangeInClassification | Checklist | Homonym | Lump | Misapplied | NomenclaturalCode | NomenclaturalStatus | OtherSource | ProposedVernacularName | Publication | Reference | ScientificName | SpellingStatus | Split | Synonym | TaxonGeneral | TaxonInChecklist | TaxonInNameCollection | TaxonInUpperClassification | TaxonomicConcept | TaxonomicRank | TaxonomicStatus | Valid | VernacularName | VernacularNameStatus |

Properties: | abbreviation | after | auctorum | auctorumYear | before | bibliographicCitation | completeAuctorumString | congruentWithTaxon | congruentWithTaxonInt | congruentWithTaxonOst | creator | firstName | hasNameStatus | hasNomenclaturalStatus | hasNonvalidName | hasPart | hasPartInt | hasPartOst | hasScientificName | hasScientificNameAuthorship | hasTaxonomicStatus | hasVernacularName | hasVernacularNameStatus | identificationQualifier | isAssociatedWithTaxon | isPartOf | isPartOfHigherTaxon | isPartOfInt | isPartOfOst | lastName | nomenclaturalCode | occursInChecklist | occursInNameCollection | orderingWeight | overlapsWithTaxon | overlapsWithTaxonInt | overlapsWithTaxonOst | publishedIn | publishedInYear | publishedOriginallyIn | publisher | refersToTaxon | title |

Classes and Properties (full detail)


Classes

Class: taxmeon:Accepted

Accepted -
Status: unstable
Sub class of Taxonomic status
OWL Class

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Class: taxmeon:AcceptedVernacularName

Accepted vernacular name -
Status: unstable
Sub class of Vernacular name status
OWL Class

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Class: taxmeon:AlternativeVernacularName

Alternative vernacular name -
Status: unstable
Sub class of Vernacular name status
OWL Class

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Class: taxmeon:Author

Author - An author name of a taxon
Status: unstable
Properties include: abbreviation firstName lastName
Used with: auctorum hasScientificNameAuthorship creator
OWL Class

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Class: taxmeon:Change

Change -
Status: unstable
Properties include: before after
Has sub class Change in a taxonomic concept Lump of taxa Change in a hierarchy Split of a taxon
OWL Class

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Class: taxmeon:ChangeInCircumscription

Change in a taxonomic concept -
Status: unstable
Sub class of Change
OWL Class

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Class: taxmeon:ChangeInClassification

Change in a hierarchy -
Status: unstable
Sub class of Change
OWL Class

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Class: taxmeon:Checklist

Checklist -
Status: unstable
Used with: occursInChecklist
Sub class of Reference to literature
OWL Class

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Class: taxmeon:Homonym

Homonym -
Status: unstable
Sub class of Taxonomic status
OWL Class

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Class: taxmeon:Lump

Lump of taxa -
Status: unstable
Sub class of Change
OWL Class

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Class: taxmeon:Misapplied

Misapplied -
Status: unstable
Sub class of Taxonomic status
OWL Class

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Class: taxmeon:NomenclaturalCode

Nomenclature code -
Status: unstable
Used with: nomenclaturalCode
OWL Class

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Class: taxmeon:NomenclaturalStatus

Nomenclatural status of a taxon -
Status: unstable
Used with: hasNomenclaturalStatus
OWL Class

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Class: taxmeon:OtherSource

Other source -
Status: unstable
Used with: occursInNameCollection
Sub class of Reference to literature
OWL Class

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Class: taxmeon:ProposedVernacularName

Proposed vernacular name -
Status: unstable
Sub class of Vernacular name status
OWL Class

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Class: taxmeon:Publication

Publication -
Status: unstable
Used with: publishedOriginallyIn
Sub class of Reference to literature
OWL Class

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Class: taxmeon:Reference

Reference to literature -
Status: unstable
Properties include: creator publishedInYear title bibliographicCitation publisher
Used with: publishedIn
Has sub class Checklist Other source Publication
OWL Class

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Class: taxmeon:ScientificName

Scientific name -
Status: unstable
Properties include: hasNomenclaturalStatus hasTaxonomicStatus
Used with: hasScientificName
OWL Class

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Class: taxmeon:SpellingStatus

Spelling status - e.g. misspelling
Status: unstable
OWL Class

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Class: taxmeon:Split

Split of a taxon -
Status: unstable
Sub class of Change
OWL Class

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Class: taxmeon:Synonym

Synonym -
Status: unstable
Sub class of Taxonomic status
OWL Class

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Class: taxmeon:TaxonGeneral

Taxon general - General reference to a taxon can be used if an exact relation is not known or relevant
Status: unstable
OWL Class

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Class: taxmeon:TaxonInChecklist

Taxon in a checklist -
Status: unstable
Properties include: occursInChecklist orderingWeight isAssociatedWithTaxon
Used with: isAssociatedWithTaxon
OWL Class

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Class: taxmeon:TaxonInNameCollection

Taxon in a name collection -
Status: unstable
Properties include: occursInNameCollection
OWL Class

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Class: taxmeon:TaxonInUpperClassification

Taxon in an upper classification - for creating a top level classification
Status: unstable
OWL Class

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Class: taxmeon:TaxonomicConcept

Taxonomic concept -
Status: unstable
Properties include: hasScientificName
OWL Class

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Class: http://www.yso.fi/onto/taxonomic-ranks/:TaxonomicRank

Taxonomic rank -
Status: unstable
OWL Class

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Class: taxmeon:TaxonomicStatus

Taxonomic status -
Status: unstable
Used with: hasTaxonomicStatus
Has sub class Accepted Homonym Valid Synonym Misapplied
OWL Class

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Class: taxmeon:Valid

Valid -
Status: unstable
Sub class of Taxonomic status
OWL Class

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Class: taxmeon:VernacularName

Vernacular name -
Status: unstable
Properties include: hasVernacularNameStatus
Used with: hasVernacularName
OWL Class

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Class: taxmeon:VernacularNameStatus

Vernacular name status -
Status: unstable
Used with: hasVernacularNameStatus
Has sub class Alternative vernacular name Proposed vernacular name Accepted vernacular name
OWL Class

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Properties

Property: taxmeon:abbreviation

Author abbreviation -
Status: unstable
Domain: Author
Range: xsd:string
Datatype Property

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Property: taxmeon:after

After -
Status: unstable
Domain: Change
Range: taxmeon:ScientificName or taxmeon:TaxonomicConcept
Object Property

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Property: taxmeon:auctorum

Auctorum -
Status: unstable
Domain: taxmeon:TaxonomicConcept or taxmeon:ScientificName or taxmeon:TaxonInChecklist
Range: Author
Object Property

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Property: taxmeon:auctorumYear

Auctorum year -
Status: unstable
Domain: taxmeon:ScientificName or taxmeon:TaxonInChecklist
Range: xsd:int
Datatype Property

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Property: taxmeon:before

Before -
Status: unstable
Domain: Change
Range: taxmeon:ScientificName or taxmeon:TaxonomicConcept
Object Property

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Property: taxmeon:bibliographicCitation

Bibliographic citation -
Status: unstable
Domain: Reference to literature
Range: xsd:string
Datatype Property

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Property: taxmeon:completeAuctorumString

Complete auctorum citation -
Status: unstable
Domain: taxmeon:TaxonomicConcept or taxmeon:TaxonInChecklist or taxmeon:ScientificName
Range: xsd:string
Datatype Property

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Property: taxmeon:congruentWithTaxon

Congruent with taxon -
Status: unstable
Domain: taxmeon:TaxonomicConcept or taxmeon:TaxonInChecklist
Range: taxmeon:TaxonomicConcept or taxmeon:TaxonInChecklist
Has sub property Intensionally congruent with taxon Ostensively congruent with taxon
Inverse property of Congruent with taxon
Has inverse property Congruent with taxon
Object Property

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Property: taxmeon:congruentWithTaxonInt

Intensionally congruent with taxon -
Status: unstable
Sub property of Congruent with taxon
Inverse property of Intensionally congruent with taxon
Has inverse property Intensionally congruent with taxon
Object Property

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Property: taxmeon:congruentWithTaxonOst

Ostensively congruent with taxon -
Status: unstable
Sub property of Congruent with taxon
Inverse property of Ostensively congruent with taxon
Has inverse property Ostensively congruent with taxon
Object Property

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Property: dc:creator

Creator -
Status: unstable
Domain: Reference to literature
Range: Author
Object Property

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Property: taxmeon:firstName

First name -
Status: unstable
Domain: Author
Range: xsd:string
Datatype Property

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Property: taxmeon:hasNameStatus

Has name status -
Status: unstable
Domain: taxmeon:TaxonInChecklist or taxmeon:TaxonInNameCollection
Range: taxmeon:TaxonomicStatus or taxmeon:SpellingStatus or taxmeon:NomenclaturalStatus
Object Property

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Property: taxmeon:hasNomenclaturalStatus

Has nomenclatural status -
Status: unstable
Domain: Scientific name
Range: Nomenclatural status of a taxon
Object Property

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Property: taxmeon:hasNonvalidName

Has other than valid name -
Status: unstable
Domain: taxmeon:TaxonInChecklist or taxmeon:TaxonInNameCollection
Range: taxmeon:TaxonInChecklist or taxmeon:TaxonInNameCollection
Object Property

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Property: taxmeon:hasPart

Has part -
Status: unstable
Domain: taxmeon:TaxonomicConcept or taxmeon:TaxonInChecklist
Range: taxmeon:TaxonomicConcept or taxmeon:TaxonInChecklist
Has sub property Has intensionally part Has ostensively part
Inverse property of Is part of taxon
Has inverse property Is part of taxon
Object Property

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Property: taxmeon:hasPartInt

Has intensionally part -
Status: unstable
Sub property of Has part
Inverse property of Is intensionally part of taxon
Has inverse property Is intensionally part of taxon
Object Property

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Property: taxmeon:hasPartOst

Has ostensively part -
Status: unstable
Sub property of Has part
Inverse property of Is ostensively part of taxon
Has inverse property Is ostensively part of taxon
Object Property

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Property: taxmeon:hasScientificName

Has scientific name -
Status: unstable
Domain: Taxonomic concept
Range: Scientific name
Object Property

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Property: taxmeon:hasScientificNameAuthorship

Has scientific name authorship -
Status: unstable
Domain: taxmeon:ScientificName or taxmeon:TaxonInChecklist
Range: Author
Object Property

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Property: taxmeon:hasTaxonomicStatus

Has taxonomic status -
Status: unstable
Domain: Scientific name
Range: Taxonomic status
Object Property

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Property: taxmeon:hasVernacularName

Has vernacular name -
Status: unstable
Domain: taxmeon:TaxonInChecklist or taxmeon:TaxonInNameCollection or taxmeon:TaxonInUpperClassification
Range: Vernacular name
Object Property

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Property: taxmeon:hasVernacularNameStatus

Has vernacular name status -
Status: unstable
Domain: Vernacular name
Range: Vernacular name status
Object Property

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Property: taxmeon:identificationQualifier

Identification qualifier - e.g. aff., cf
Status: unstable
Domain: taxmeon:TaxonomicConcept or taxmeon:TaxonInChecklist
Range: xsd:string
Datatype Property

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Property: taxmeon:isAssociatedWithTaxon

Is associated with taxon -
Status: unstable
Domain: Taxon in a checklist
Range: Taxon in a checklist
Inverse property of Is associated with taxon
Has inverse property Is associated with taxon
Object Property

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Property: taxmeon:isPartOf

Is part of taxon -
Status: unstable
Domain: taxmeon:TaxonomicConcept or taxmeon:TaxonInChecklist
Range: taxmeon:TaxonomicConcept or taxmeon:TaxonInChecklist
Has sub property Is intensionally part of taxon Is ostensively part of taxon
Inverse property of Has part
Has inverse property Has part
Object Property

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Property: taxmeon:isPartOfHigherTaxon

Is part of higher taxon - Is used for describing the hierarchy
Status: unstable
Domain: taxmeon:TaxonomicConcept or taxmeon:TaxonInChecklist or taxmeon:TaxonInNameCollection or taxmeon:TaxonInUpperClassification
Range: taxmeon:TaxonomicConcept or taxmeon:TaxonInChecklist or taxmeon:TaxonInNameCollection or taxmeon:TaxonInUpperClassification
Object Property

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Property: taxmeon:isPartOfInt

Is intensionally part of taxon -
Status: unstable
Sub property of Is part of taxon
Inverse property of Has intensionally part
Has inverse property Has intensionally part
Object Property

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Property: taxmeon:isPartOfOst

Is ostensively part of taxon -
Status: unstable
Sub property of Is part of taxon
Inverse property of Has ostensively part
Has inverse property Has ostensively part
Object Property

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Property: taxmeon:lastName

Last name -
Status: unstable
Domain: Author
Range: xsd:string
Datatype Property

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Property: taxmeon:nomenclaturalCode

Nomenclatural code -
Status: unstable
Domain: taxmeon:ScientificName or taxmeon:TaxonInChecklist or taxmeon:Checklist or taxmeon:TaxonInNameCollection
Range: Nomenclature code
Object Property

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Property: taxmeon:occursInChecklist

Occurs in checklist -
Status: unstable
Domain: Taxon in a checklist
Range: Checklist
Object Property

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Property: taxmeon:occursInNameCollection

Occurs in name collection -
Status: unstable
Domain: Taxon in a name collection
Range: Other source
Object Property

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Property: taxmeon:orderingWeight

Ordering weight - Specifies the order in which taxa are shown in a checklist
Status: unstable
Domain: Taxon in a checklist
Range: xsd:int
Datatype Property

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Property: taxmeon:overlapsWithTaxon

Overlaps with taxon -
Status: unstable
Domain: taxmeon:TaxonomicConcept or taxmeon:TaxonInChecklist
Range: taxmeon:TaxonomicConcept or taxmeon:TaxonInChecklist
Has sub property Overlaps ostensively with taxon Overlaps intensionally with taxon
Inverse property of Overlaps with taxon
Has inverse property Overlaps with taxon
Object Property

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Property: taxmeon:overlapsWithTaxonInt

Overlaps intensionally with taxon -
Status: unstable
Sub property of Overlaps with taxon
Inverse property of Overlaps intensionally with taxon
Has inverse property Overlaps intensionally with taxon
Object Property

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Property: taxmeon:overlapsWithTaxonOst

Overlaps ostensively with taxon -
Status: unstable
Sub property of Overlaps with taxon
Inverse property of Overlaps ostensively with taxon
Has inverse property Overlaps ostensively with taxon
Object Property

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Property: taxmeon:publishedInYear

Published in year -
Status: unstable
Domain: Reference to literature
Range: xsd:int
Datatype Property

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Property: taxmeon:publishedOriginallyIn

Published originally in -
Status: unstable
Domain: taxmeon:TaxonomicConcept or taxmeon:TaxonInChecklist
Range: Publication
Object Property

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Property: dc:publisher

Publisher -
Status: unstable
Domain: Reference to literature
Range: xsd:string
Datatype Property

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Property: taxmeon:refersToTaxon

Refers to taxon -
Status: unstable
Domain: taxmeon:TaxonomicConcept or taxmeon:TaxonInChecklist or taxmeon:TaxonInNameCollection
Range: taxmeon:TaxonGeneral or taxmeon:TaxonomicConcept or taxmeon:TaxonInChecklist or taxmeon:TaxonInNameCollection
Object Property

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Property: dc:title

Title -
Status: unstable
Domain: Reference to literature
Range: xsd:string
Datatype Property

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Acknowledgments

This specification document was generated using the specgen6 tool by Bob Ferris, which is based on an earlier specgen5 tool by Dan Brickley.

Recent Changes

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Version 0.2.1 (July 2013)
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 * Changed the property URI taxmeon:isPublishedIn -> taxmeon:publishedIn

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Version 0.2 (June 2013)
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 * Added the class taxmeon:Valid
 * Changed the property URI taxmeon:otherThanValidName -> taxmeon:hasNonvalidName

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Version 0.1 (May 2011)
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 * Created this namespace document