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Publication Scopoli (1777): summary
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Complete Citation

Scopoli, G.A. 1777. Introductio ad historiam naturalem sistens genera lapidum, plantarum et animalium : hactenus detecta, caracteribus essentialibus donata, in tribus divisa, subinde ad leges naturae. 506 pp. Available electronically.

Attributed Nominal Genera

Mutela Scopoli, 1777
Adanson, 1757. Hist. Nat. Sénégal, Coquillages: 234 [as ‘le mutel’]. [pre-linnaean]
Scopoli, 1777. Intro. His. Nat., etc.: 397, no. 83.
Type species: Mytilus dubius Gmelin, 1791 (monotypy) = Mutela dubia

Sphaerium Scopoli, 1777
Scopoli, 1777. Intro. His. Nat., etc.: 397.
Type species: Tellina cornea Linnaeus, 1758 = Sphaerium corneum

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