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Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.
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Linnaeus, C.
1758
Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis.
Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.
Tomus I. Editio Decima, Reformata, [iii], 824 p. Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm], 1758
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Volume 2 is "Regnum vegetabile" p. 825-1384, and dated 1759
CIM-ID: 276
Myr-ID: 5515
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Balaena Linnaeus, 1758 (original description)
Balaena boops Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Balaenoptera physalus (Linnaeus, 1758) (original description)
Balaena musculus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Balaenoptera musculus (Linnaeus, 1758) (basis of record)
Balaena musculus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Balaenoptera musculus (Linnaeus, 1758) (original description)
Balaena mysticetus Linnaeus, 1758 (original description)
Balaena physalus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Balaenoptera physalus (Linnaeus, 1758) (original description)
Delphinus Linnaeus, 1758 (original description)
Delphinus delphis Linnaeus, 1758 (original description)
Delphinus delphis delphis Linnaeus, 1758 (original description)
Delphinus orca Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Orcinus orca (Linnaeus, 1758) (original description)
Delphinus orca Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Orcinus orca (Linnaeus, 1758) (basis of record)
Delphinus phocoena Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Phocoena phocoena (Linnaeus, 1758) (original description)
Mammalia (original description)
Monodon Linnaeus, 1758 (original description)
Monodon monoceros Linnaeus, 1758 (original description)
Physeter Linnaeus, 1758 (original description)
Physeter catodon Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Physeter macrocephalus Linnaeus, 1758 (original description)
Physeter macrocephalus Linnaeus, 1758 (original description)
Physeter microps Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Physeter macrocephalus Linnaeus, 1758 (original description)
Physeter tursio Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Physeter macrocephalus Linnaeus, 1758 (original description)
 Authority

Scolopendra marina is a pre-Linnaean errant marine annelid, first appearing as a descriptive name in Aristotle's ... [details]

 Description

Original description (Linnaeus, 1758) "Dwells in every sea easily, rendering the waters fiery, as it were, very ... [details]

 Editor's comment

On usage in Annelida. Scolopendra Linnaeus, 1758 belongs in Arthropoda: Myriapoda: Chilopoda, which are the ... [details]

 Etymology

Believed to be named after the name of the nymphs in Greek mythology. The Nereids (Greek: Νηρηΐδες ... [details]

 Grammatical gender

Feminine. Linnaeus used feminine adjective 'pelagica' for the type species name. [details]

 Homonymy

In a different code system Furia is also a valid genus of fungi (Furia ithacensis kills flies called Snipe flies). ... [details]

 Nomenclature

Aphrodita nitens Linnaeus 1746 cannot be an available name under ICZN Article 3.2, as it is pre-1758. For unknown ... [details]

 Nomenclature

Linnaeus (1758: 787) does not give a name for Serpula spirorbis from a preceding author, but he lists four relevant ... [details]

 Spelling

The species is originally spelled as Nereis lacustris in Linnaeus (1758: 654), but later misspelled as Nereis ... [details]

 Status

Fictional genus. Linnaeus attributed a mystery painful inflammation he experienced as a young man travelling in ... [details]

 Status

Fictional worm species arising from folklore and traveller anecdotes . Linnaeus attributed a mystery painful ... [details]

 Status

Linnaeus (1758) appears to be recording a bioluminescent worm. This would not be a nereidid as they are not capable ... [details]

 Taxonomy

Linnaeus (1758) established 'Lumbricus' for the unrelated taxa, L terrestris (earthworm) and L. marinus (marine ... [details]

 Taxonomy

Linnaeus used these four sources as a basis for Nereis caerulea. Using them no one could identify what the worm ... [details]

 Type locality

Unknown ("in oceano"-Linneaus, 1758: 655). [details]

 Type locality

Unspecified Sweden, in fresh water [details]

 Type locality

Terra typica: Sweden [details]

 Type locality

M. Mediterraneo [erroneous] [details]

 Type locality

World Ocean various. The locations from Linnaeus's sources are Holland, Jamaica, and China. The Hartman catalogue ... [details]

 Type locality

Sweden. Not indicated in Linnaeus (1758: 654), but Linnaeus (1767: 1085) points "Habitat in Paludibus argillosis ... [details]

 Type locality

In all oceans according to Linnaeus! He does not specify Swedish seas. However, as he included the species in his ... [details]

 Type locality

Europe, in stagnant waterbodies (“Habitat in Europeae stagnis”; Linnaeus, 1758: 769) [details]

 Type locality

Malta. Author: "Habitat in M. Mediterraneo ad Melitam"  [details]

 Type locality

Not stated in the original description [details]

 Type locality

M. Mediterraneo [erroneous] [details]