Gray recognized the cone-inhabiting fungus as a new genus, named after its type species, Auriscalpium vulgare. Tautonyms, such as "Auriscalpium auriscalpium" are illegitimate under the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature.
Gray identified a new fungal genus that he named after its type specimen, *Auriscalpium vulgare*. The use of self-referential names, such as "Auriscalpium auriscalpium," is not permitted under botanical nomenclature rules.