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 Publication Sheppard (1821): summarypublication summary
 Complete CitationSheppard, R. 1821. On two new British species of Mytilus, in a letter to the Rev. E. J. Burrow, F. R. S. and L. S. . Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 13: 83-87. Available electronically. Attributed Nominal Species| Anodonta gallica Bourguignat, 1881Sheppard, 1821. Trans. Linn. Soc. London 13: pl. 4, fig. 1 [as ‘Mytilus anatinus’].
 Brown, 1844. Ill. Rec. Conch.: pl. 12, fig. 1 [as ‘A. cellensis’].
 Chenu, 1845. Biblio. Conch. 1: 270, pl. 26, fig. 1.
 Bourguignat, 1881. Mater. Moll. Acécphales Syst. Europ. 1: 123.
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 | Mytilus anatinus Sheppard, 1821Sheppard, 1821. Trans. Linn. Soc. London 13: pl. 4, fig. 1.
 Chenu, 1845. Biblio. Conch. 1: 270, pl. 26, fig. 1.
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 | Mytilus incrassatus Sheppard, 1821Sheppard, 1821. Trans. Linn. Soc. London 13: 85, pl. 5, fig. 4.
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 | Mytilus macula Sheppard, 1821Sheppard, 1821. Trans. Linn. Soc. London 13: 86, pl. 5, fig. 6.
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