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The Freshwater Mussels (Unionoida) of the World (and other less consequential bivalves)

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Publication Da Costa (1778): summary
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Complete Citation

Da Costa, E.M. 1778. Historia Naturalis Testaceorum Britanniæ, or The British Conchology, etc. (1st ed.). Available electronically.

Attributed Nominal Species

Cardium nux Da Costa, 1778
Da Costa, 1778. British Conch.: 173, pl. 13, fig. 2.

Mya margaritifera Da Costa, 1778
Da Costa, 1778. British Conch.: 225, pl. 15, fig. 3.
(reference to Mya margaritifera Linnaeus, 1758)

Mytilus anatinus Da Costa, 1778
Da Costa, 1778. British Conch.: 215, pl. 15, fig. 2.
(reference to Mytilus anatinus Linnaeus, 1758)

Pectunculus striatulus Da Costa, 1778
Da Costa, 1778. British Conch.: 1191, pl. 12, fig. 2.

 
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