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Taxon: Species Scalopus aquaticus (Linnaeus, 1758) - eastern American mole (mammal)
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Authorship

SN2000 author citation:  (C. Linnaeus, 1758)
Original name:  Linnaeus, C. 1758. Syst. Nat. (ed. 10) 1: 53.
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Types

Type, by original designation, of: Scalopus (Genus) Geoffroy, 1803
Nominotypical taxon [ICZN]: Scalopus aquaticus aquaticus (Linnaeus, 1758) Ref: R. Hutterer, 2005: 301. [implicit]

Combinations

Basionym: Sorex aquaticus Linnaeus, 1758
Different combination: Talpa aquatica

Synonyms

Including: Scalopus inflatus Jackson, 1914 Ref: G.B. Corbet & J.E. Hill, 1991: 39.
Including: Scalopus montanus Baker, 1951 Ref: G.B. Corbet & J.E. Hill, 1991: 39.

Vernacular Names (English)

Full name: eastern American mole Ref: G.B. Corbet & J.E. Hill, 1991
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