diff --git a/hoot-core/src/main/cpp/hoot/core/criterion/GeometryTypeCriterion.h b/hoot-core/src/main/cpp/hoot/core/criterion/GeometryTypeCriterion.h
index 707705a..7db0a28 100644
--- a/hoot-core/src/main/cpp/hoot/core/criterion/GeometryTypeCriterion.h
+++ b/hoot-core/src/main/cpp/hoot/core/criterion/GeometryTypeCriterion.h
@@ -60,10 +60,10 @@ public:
/**
* Returns all GeometryTypeCriterion class names for a given geometry type
*
- * @param type geometry type
+ * @param geometryType geometry type
* @return a list of classes inheriting from GeometryTypeCriterion
*/
- static QStringList getCriterionClassNamesByType(const GeometryType& type);
+ static QStringList getCriterionClassNamesByGeometryType(const GeometryType& geometryType);
/**
* Returns a string representation of a geometry type