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Origins of the terms Cephalopod, Cephalopoda and Gastropoda, and early subdivisions of the Mollusca

  • Donovan D
The Bulletin of zoological nomenclature. (1996) 53 247-252
DOI: 10.5962/bhl.part.14169
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Abstract

The French vernacular term cephalopode originated with Cuvier in 1795, along with gasteropode and acephale. It was adopted in English as cephalopode (1811) and cephalopod (1826). The formal terms Cephalopoda, Acephala and Gasteropoda date from an English translation (Cuvier, 1802). Early classifications of Cuvier and Lamarck are discussed.

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Donovan, D. T. (1996). Origins of the terms Cephalopod, Cephalopoda and Gastropoda, and early subdivisions of the Mollusca. The Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature., 53, 247–252. https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.part.14169

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