The nomenclatural type of a specimen selected by the author as substitute of a lost material on which the name of the taxon is base is called.

Syntype

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Neotype

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Lectotype

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Paratype

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Solution

The correct option is B Neotype
In biology, a type is a particular specimen (or in some cases a group of specimens) of an organism to which the scientific name of that organism is formally attached. A specimen or illustration selected to serve as the first nomenclatural type is called a syntype. A specimen or illustration selected to serve as nomenclatural type as long as all of the material on which the name of the taxon was based is missing is called neotype.
So, the correct option is 'B'.

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Column I	Column II
A. Holotype	(i) A specimen cited with an original description other than the holotype or isotype
B. Isotype	(ii) A duplicate of the holotype
C. Paratype	(iii) A specimen designated in the original description
D. Lectotype	(iv) A specimen selected from original material to serve as nomenclatural type when the holotype was not designated.