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Lister presents observations on a scallop (Pectinidae) he has dissected, making note of the valves and their connection to the body of the scallop.

Subject: Zoology

Published in Philosophical Transactions as 'The anatomy of the scallop'

Reference number
CLP/15i/57
Earliest possible date
1697
Physical description
Ink on paper
Page extent
3 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Martin Lister

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Martin Lister, Paper, regarding the anatomy of the scallop by Martin Lister, 1697, CLP/15i/57, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_15i_57/paper-regarding-the-anatomy-of-the-scallop-by-martin-lister, accessed on 13 October 2024

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