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While having been unanimously attributed to Thomson, 1877 in print, revisiting the original publications shed new light on the correct authority of Aerope. The first published description in association with this name actually was actually published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society, Vol. 25, Issue 173, published in 1876, in a work by A. M. Norman, who the biological material of the Valorous Cruise. Since Norman’s article predated the book in which Thomson described Aerope, under ICZN Article 50.1, Norman is the author of the species, since he was the first to fulfil the criteria of availability (see note under Aerope rostrata for more details).

Norman, A.M. (1876). Crustacea, Tunicata, Polyzoa, Echinodermata, Actinozoa, Foraminifera, Polycistina and Spongida. In: Jeffreys, J.G. (ed.). Preliminary Report of the Biological Results of a Cruise in H.M.S. 'Valorous' to Davis Strait in 1875. Proceedings of the Royal Society 25:202-215. available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43410675 

Thomson, C.W. (1877). The voyage of the "Challenger." The Atlantic; a preliminary account of the general results of the exploring voyage of H.M.S. "Challenger" during the year 1873 and the early part of the year 1876, Volume 2 xiv+396 pp. (Macmillan and Co.: London). available online at https://books.google.at/books?id=0EFUAAAAMAAJ