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Nomenclator Detail Record
 
 
 
Name: Ptychoptera contaminata (Linnaeus, 1758: 586)
Type: TL: Sweden [original]; Denmark. Lolland, Saxkøbing Sómose [neotype] (NT M ZMUC)
Status: (Available, Valid) Current Status
Notes: NT des. by ICZN 21019: 198 (Opinion 2445)
Valid Name: Ptychoptera contaminata Linnaeus
Family: Ptychopteridae
Category: Species
Range: (PA: PA) Europe
URL:
Citation: Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema naturae... Ed. 10, Vol. 1. 824 pp. L. Salvii, Holmiae [= Stockholm]. [1758.01.01]
Verification Code: 99
Authority: International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 2019
Revision Date: 06/20/2023
Kind of Name: ValidSpecies
Record #: 36152
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