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Bacillus grandii grandii Nascetti & Bullini, 1982

Nomenclature (52)

  • Bacillus grandii Nascetti & Bullini, 1982: 245.

    Holotype; male; 13b6bb29-016f-4bc0-804f-231870f97c82; deposited at: Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova 'Giacomo Doria' (MSNG); Noto

  • Bacillus grandii Nascetti & Bullini, 1982 in Nascetti, Bullini & Bullini, 1982: 133.
  • Bacillus grandii grandii Nascetti & Bullini, 1982 in Brock & Büscher, 2022: 506. Specimen or distribution
  • Bacillus grandii grandii Nascetti & Bullini, 1982 in Lavanchy, Brandt, Bastardot, Dumas, Labédan, Massy, Toubiana, Van, Luchetti, Scali, Mantovani & Schwander, 2024: 1110. Phylogeny or classification

Nomenclature references (51)

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Summary of taxonomic names by rank, showing valid extant names, fossil names, invalid names, and total counts.
TaxonValid names
RankExtantFossilInvalidTotal
Subspecies1012