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Publication Meuschen (1787): summary
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Complete Citation

Meuschen, F.C. 1787. Museum Geversianum sive index rerum naturalium continens intructissimam copiam pretiosissimorum omnis generis ex tribus regnis naturae obiectorum quam dum in vivis erat magna diligentia multaque comparavit .... 659 pp. Available electronically.

Attributed Nominal Genera

Baphia Mörch, 1853
Meuschen, 1787. Mus. Gevers: 472 [as ‘Baphiæ’]. [nomen nudum]
‘Meusch. 1787’ Mörch, 1853. Cat. Conch. Yoldi 2: 48.
(homonym of Gray, 1847 [Malleidae]; intro'd as sub-gen. of Unio Retzius, 1788)
Type species: Mya margaritifera Linnaeus, 1758 (orig. desig.) = Margaritifera margaritifera

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