Simpson (1945) deemed Myoxidae Gray, 1821 invalid due to the
apparent synonymy of the type genus Myoxus Zimmermann, 1790,
with Glis Brisson, 1762, and used Gliridae Thomas, 1896. Hopwood
(1947) argued that Brissonís names are invalid because they are
not Linnaean or binomial, and noted that Glis is valid in
Erxleben (1777) for marmots, ground-squirrels, voles, and
lemmings, rendering Glis Storr, 1780 (which included pedetids,
dormice, and other rodents) invalid. Thus the oldest available
name to replace Glis Brisson is Myoxus Zimmerman, valid in
Linnaeus (1788) for dormice, and, but for the ruling discussed
below, the correct family name for dormice would be Myoxidae.
Despite this clear historical evidence given in support of
recognizing Myoxidae as the valid family name for dormice (see
also Wahlert et al., 1993), and despite the willingness of many
dormouse experts to employ Myoxidae as the valid family name
(Hutterer, 1996; and usage of Myoxidae in Filippucci, 1995), the
unfortunate ruling by the Internati