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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.
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 |
Status: | unstable | |
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Sub class of | Taxonomic status | |
OWL Class |
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Status: | unstable | |
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Sub class of | Vernacular name status | |
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Status: | unstable | |
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Sub class of | Vernacular name status | |
OWL Class |
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Status: | unstable | |
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Properties include: | abbreviation firstName lastName | |
Used with: | auctorum hasScientificNameAuthorship creator | |
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Status: | unstable | |
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Properties include: | before after | |
Has sub class | Change in a taxonomic concept Lump of taxa Change in a hierarchy Split of a taxon | |
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Status: | unstable | |
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Sub class of | Change | |
OWL Class |
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Status: | unstable | |
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Sub class of | Change | |
OWL Class |
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Status: | unstable | |
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Used with: | occursInChecklist | |
Sub class of | Reference to literature | |
OWL Class |
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Status: | unstable | |
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Sub class of | Taxonomic status | |
OWL Class |
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Status: | unstable | |
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Sub class of | Taxonomic status | |
OWL Class |
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Status: | unstable | |
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Used with: | nomenclaturalCode | |
OWL Class |
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Status: | unstable | |
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Used with: | hasNomenclaturalStatus | |
OWL Class |
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Status: | unstable | |
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Used with: | occursInNameCollection | |
Sub class of | Reference to literature | |
OWL Class |
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Status: | unstable | |
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Sub class of | Vernacular name status | |
OWL Class |
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Status: | unstable | |
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Used with: | publishedOriginallyIn | |
Sub class of | Reference to literature | |
OWL Class |
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Status: | unstable | |
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Properties include: | creator publishedInYear title bibliographicCitation publisher | |
Used with: | publishedIn | |
Has sub class | Checklist Other source Publication | |
OWL Class |
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Status: | unstable | |
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Properties include: | hasNomenclaturalStatus hasTaxonomicStatus | |
Used with: | hasScientificName | |
OWL Class |
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Status: | unstable | |
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OWL Class |
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Status: | unstable | |
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Sub class of | Change | |
OWL Class |
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Status: | unstable | |
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Sub class of | Taxonomic status | |
OWL Class |
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Status: | unstable | |
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OWL Class |
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Status: | unstable | |
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Properties include: | occursInChecklist orderingWeight isAssociatedWithTaxon | |
Used with: | isAssociatedWithTaxon | |
OWL Class |
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Status: | unstable | |
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Properties include: | occursInNameCollection | |
OWL Class |
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Status: | unstable | |
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OWL Class |
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Status: | unstable | |
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Properties include: | hasScientificName | |
OWL Class |
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Status: | unstable | |
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OWL Class |
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Status: | unstable | |
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Used with: | hasTaxonomicStatus | |
Has sub class | Accepted Homonym Valid Synonym Misapplied | |
OWL Class |
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Status: | unstable | |
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Sub class of | Taxonomic status | |
OWL Class |
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Status: | unstable | |
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Properties include: | hasVernacularNameStatus | |
Used with: | hasVernacularName | |
OWL Class |
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Status: | unstable | |
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Used with: | hasVernacularNameStatus | |
Has sub class | Alternative vernacular name Proposed vernacular name Accepted vernacular name | |
OWL Class |
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Status: | unstable | |
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Domain: | Author | |
Range: | xsd:string | |
Datatype Property |
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Status: | unstable | |
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Domain: | Change | |
Range: | taxmeon:ScientificName or taxmeon:TaxonomicConcept | |
Object Property |
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Status: | unstable | |
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Domain: | taxmeon:TaxonomicConcept or taxmeon:ScientificName or taxmeon:TaxonInChecklist | |
Range: | Author | |
Object Property |
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Status: | unstable | |
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Domain: | taxmeon:ScientificName or taxmeon:TaxonInChecklist | |
Range: | xsd:int | |
Datatype Property |
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Status: | unstable | |
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Domain: | Change | |
Range: | taxmeon:ScientificName or taxmeon:TaxonomicConcept | |
Object Property |
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Status: | unstable | |
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Domain: | Reference to literature | |
Range: | xsd:string | |
Datatype Property |
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Status: | unstable | |
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Domain: | taxmeon:TaxonomicConcept or taxmeon:TaxonInChecklist or taxmeon:ScientificName | |
Range: | xsd:string | |
Datatype Property |
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Status: | unstable | |
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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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Status: | unstable | |
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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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Status: | unstable | |
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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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Status: | unstable | |
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Domain: | Reference to literature | |
Range: | Author | |
Object Property |
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Status: | unstable | |
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Domain: | Author | |
Range: | xsd:string | |
Datatype Property |
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Status: | unstable | |
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Domain: | taxmeon:TaxonInChecklist or taxmeon:TaxonInNameCollection | |
Range: | taxmeon:TaxonomicStatus or taxmeon:SpellingStatus or taxmeon:NomenclaturalStatus | |
Object Property |
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Status: | unstable | |
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Domain: | Scientific name | |
Range: | Nomenclatural status of a taxon | |
Object Property |
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Status: | unstable | |
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Domain: | taxmeon:TaxonInChecklist or taxmeon:TaxonInNameCollection | |
Range: | taxmeon:TaxonInChecklist or taxmeon:TaxonInNameCollection | |
Object Property |
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Status: | unstable | |
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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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Status: | unstable | |
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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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Status: | unstable | |
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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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Status: | unstable | |
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Domain: | Taxonomic concept | |
Range: | Scientific name | |
Object Property |
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Status: | unstable | |
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Domain: | taxmeon:ScientificName or taxmeon:TaxonInChecklist | |
Range: | Author | |
Object Property |
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Status: | unstable | |
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Domain: | Scientific name | |
Range: | Taxonomic status | |
Object Property |
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Status: | unstable | |
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Domain: | taxmeon:TaxonInChecklist or taxmeon:TaxonInNameCollection or taxmeon:TaxonInUpperClassification | |
Range: | Vernacular name | |
Object Property |
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Status: | unstable | |
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Domain: | Vernacular name | |
Range: | Vernacular name status | |
Object Property |
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Status: | unstable | |
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Domain: | taxmeon:TaxonomicConcept or taxmeon:TaxonInChecklist | |
Range: | xsd:string | |
Datatype Property |
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Status: | unstable | |
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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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Status: | unstable | |
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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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Status: | unstable | |
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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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Status: | unstable | |
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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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Status: | unstable | |
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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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Status: | unstable | |
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Domain: | Author | |
Range: | xsd:string | |
Datatype Property |
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Status: | unstable | |
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Domain: | taxmeon:ScientificName or taxmeon:TaxonInChecklist or taxmeon:Checklist or taxmeon:TaxonInNameCollection | |
Range: | Nomenclature code | |
Object Property |
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Status: | unstable | |
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Domain: | Taxon in a checklist | |
Range: | Checklist | |
Object Property |
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Status: | unstable | |
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Domain: | Taxon in a name collection | |
Range: | Other source | |
Object Property |
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Status: | unstable | |
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Domain: | Taxon in a checklist | |
Range: | xsd:int | |
Datatype Property |
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Status: | unstable | |
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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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Status: | unstable | |
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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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Status: | unstable | |
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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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Status: | unstable | |
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Domain: | taxmeon:TaxonInChecklist or taxmeon:NomenclaturalStatus or taxmeon:TaxonomicConcept or taxmeon:TaxonomicStatus or taxmeon:VernacularNameStatus or taxmeon:TaxonInNameCollection | |
Range: | Reference to literature | |
Object Property |
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Status: | unstable | |
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Domain: | Reference to literature | |
Range: | xsd:int | |
Datatype Property |
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Status: | unstable | |
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Domain: | taxmeon:TaxonomicConcept or taxmeon:TaxonInChecklist | |
Range: | Publication | |
Object Property |
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Status: | unstable | |
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Domain: | Reference to literature | |
Range: | xsd:string | |
Datatype Property |
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Status: | unstable | |
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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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Status: | unstable | |
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Domain: | Reference to literature | |
Range: | xsd:string | |
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This specification document was generated using the specgen6 tool by Bob Ferris, which is based on an earlier specgen5 tool by Dan Brickley.
========================= Version 0.2.1 (July 2013) ========================= * Changed the property URI taxmeon:isPublishedIn -> taxmeon:publishedIn
========================= Version 0.2 (June 2013) ========================= * Added the class taxmeon:Valid * Changed the property URI taxmeon:otherThanValidName -> taxmeon:hasNonvalidName
========================= Version 0.1 (May 2011) ========================= * Created this namespace document