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An Illustrated and Cross-Referenced Glossary of Malacological and Conchological Terms |
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| by Paul S. Mikkelsen | |||
| Term | Definition |
| LECTOTYPE | A specimen selected from primary syntypic material to serve in place of a HOLOTYPE where one either was never selected by the original author or has definitely been lost or destroyed; other specimens in the SYNTYPE lot then become LECTOPARATYPE; see also: TYPE SPECIMEN. | |
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