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Forskål P. (1775). Descriptiones Animalium, Avium, Amphibiorum, Piscium, Insectorum, Vermium; quae in Itinere Orientali Observavit Petrus Forskål. Post Mortem Auctoris editit Carsten Niebuhr. Adjuncta est materia Medica Kahirina. Mölleri, Hafniae, 19 + xxxiv + 164 pp.
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Forskål P
1775
Descriptiones Animalium, Avium, Amphibiorum, Piscium, Insectorum, Vermium; quae in Itinere Orientali Observavit Petrus Forskål. Post Mortem Auctoris editit Carsten Niebuhr. Adjuncta est materia Medica Kahirina. Mölleri, Hafniae, 19 + xxxiv + 164 pp.
Post mortem auctoris edidit Carsten Niebuhr. Hauniae.
Moller, Copenhagen, xxxiv + 140 pp
Publication
the spelling Forskål (in Latin) was used in the publication, however the author used normally Forsskål. Both version are correct, but Forsskål is more commonly used. See Fricke (2008), Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde A, Neue Serie 1: 1–76 and also Friis, I. & Thulin, M. (1984): The spelling of Pehr Forsskål’s family name. – Taxon 33 (4): 668–672.
CLEMAM P0526; for spelling and authorship Forsskål/Niebuhr, see van der Spoel, 1974: 100 and Yaron et al., 1986; [Pisces on pp. x-xix and 22-76. See Hureau & Monod 1973: 322 [ref. 6590] for spelling of author's name; see also Nielsen 1993 [ref. 22371] and Friis & Thulin 1984:668-672 [ref. 5595]. Editor is Niebuhr. Usually seen as P. S. Forsskål. Citation and authorship according to Fricke 2008:62 [ref. 30182].]
CLEMAM P0526; for spelling and authorship Forsskål/Niebuhr, see van der Spoel, 1974: 100 and Yaron et al., 1986; [Pisces on pp. x-xix and 22-76. See Hureau & Monod 1973: 322 [ref. 6590] for spelling of author's name; see also Nielsen 1993 [ref. 22371] and Friis & Thulin 1984:668-672 [ref. 5595]. Editor is Niebuhr. Usually seen as P. S. Forsskål. Citation and authorship according to Fricke 2008:62 [ref. 30182].]
for some plates of this work see
Forsskål P., Niebuhr C.E. 1776. Icones rerum naturalium, quas in itinere orientali depingi curavit Petrus Forskål, Prof. Haun. Post mortem auctoris ad Regis mandatum æri incisas edidit Carsten Niebuhr. Copenhagen: Mölleri, pp. 15, pls 43.
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Anomia tridentata Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Cavolinia tridentata (Forsskål, 1775) (original description)
Arca foliata Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Barbatia foliata (Forsskål, 1775) (original description)
Arca multistriata Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Oblimopa multistriata (Forsskål, 1775) accepted as Limopsis (Oblimopa) multistriata (Forsskål, 1775) represented as Limopsis multistriata (Forsskål, 1775) (original description)
Cardium auricula Niebuhr, 1775 accepted as Lunulicardia auricula (Niebuhr, 1775) (original description)
Cardium fragile Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Fulvia fragilis (Forsskål, 1775) (original description)
Helix arabica Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Euryptyxis labiosa (O. F. Müller, 1774) (original description)
Helix desertorum Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Eremina desertorum (Forsskål, 1775) (original description)
Helix janthina Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Janthina janthina (Linnaeus, 1758) (original description)
Helix terrestris Forsskål, 1775 (original description)
Limax marinus Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Fiona pinnata (Eschscholtz, 1831) (original description)
Limax tergipes Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Tergipes tergipes (Forsskål, 1775) (original description)
Nautilus gizensis Forsskål, 1775 † accepted as Nummulites gizensis (Forskål in Niebuhr, 1775) † accepted as Nummulites gizehensis (Forskål in Niebuhr, 1775) † (original description)
Nautilus major Forsskål, 1775 (original description)
Nautilus orbiculus Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Sorites orbiculus (Forsskål in Niebuhr, 1775) (original description)
Nautilus pertusus Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Peneroplis pertusus (Forsskål in Niebuhr, 1775) (original description)
Ostrea fornicata Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Vulsella fornicata (Forsskål, 1775) (original description)
Ostrea maculosa Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Gloripallium maculosum (Forsskål, 1775) (original description)
Ostrea obscura Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Flexopecten glaber (Linnaeus, 1758) (original description)
Ostrea pecten Forsskål, 1775 (original description)
Ostrea regula Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Malleus regula (Forsskål, 1775) (original description)
Ostrea superficialis Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Laevichlamys superficialis (Forsskål, 1775) (original description)
Pinna picta Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Streptopinna saccata (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Pinna (Streptopinna) saccata (Linnaeus, 1758) represented as Pinna saccata Linnaeus, 1758 (original description)
Pterotrachea Forsskål, 1775 (original description)
Pterotrachea coronata Forsskål, 1775 (original description)
Scyllaea ghomfodensis Forsskål, 1775 (original description)
Trochus dentatus Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Tectus (Tectus) dentatus (Forsskål, 1775) accepted as Tectus dentatus (Forsskål, 1775) (original description)
Trochus trisulcatus Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Terebralia palustris (Linnaeus, 1767) (original description)
Turbo declivis Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Rubritrochus declivis (Forsskål, 1775) (original description)
Turbo nebulosus Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Monodonta nebulosa (Forsskål, 1775) (original description)
Venus cordata Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Marcia cordata (Forsskål, 1775) (original description)
Venus globosa Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Transkeia globosa (Forsskål, 1775) (original description)
Venus varia Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Circenita varia (Forsskål, 1775) (original description)
Venus violascens Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Asaphis violascens (Forsskål, 1775) (original description)
Arca foliata Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Barbatia foliata (Forsskål, 1775) (original description)
Arca multistriata Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Oblimopa multistriata (Forsskål, 1775) accepted as Limopsis (Oblimopa) multistriata (Forsskål, 1775) represented as Limopsis multistriata (Forsskål, 1775) (original description)
Cardium auricula Niebuhr, 1775 accepted as Lunulicardia auricula (Niebuhr, 1775) (original description)
Cardium fragile Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Fulvia fragilis (Forsskål, 1775) (original description)
Helix arabica Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Euryptyxis labiosa (O. F. Müller, 1774) (original description)
Helix desertorum Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Eremina desertorum (Forsskål, 1775) (original description)
Helix janthina Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Janthina janthina (Linnaeus, 1758) (original description)
Helix terrestris Forsskål, 1775 (original description)
Limax marinus Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Fiona pinnata (Eschscholtz, 1831) (original description)
Limax tergipes Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Tergipes tergipes (Forsskål, 1775) (original description)
Nautilus gizensis Forsskål, 1775 † accepted as Nummulites gizensis (Forskål in Niebuhr, 1775) † accepted as Nummulites gizehensis (Forskål in Niebuhr, 1775) † (original description)
Nautilus major Forsskål, 1775 (original description)
Nautilus orbiculus Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Sorites orbiculus (Forsskål in Niebuhr, 1775) (original description)
Nautilus pertusus Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Peneroplis pertusus (Forsskål in Niebuhr, 1775) (original description)
Ostrea fornicata Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Vulsella fornicata (Forsskål, 1775) (original description)
Ostrea maculosa Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Gloripallium maculosum (Forsskål, 1775) (original description)
Ostrea obscura Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Flexopecten glaber (Linnaeus, 1758) (original description)
Ostrea pecten Forsskål, 1775 (original description)
Ostrea regula Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Malleus regula (Forsskål, 1775) (original description)
Ostrea superficialis Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Laevichlamys superficialis (Forsskål, 1775) (original description)
Pinna picta Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Streptopinna saccata (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Pinna (Streptopinna) saccata (Linnaeus, 1758) represented as Pinna saccata Linnaeus, 1758 (original description)
Pterotrachea Forsskål, 1775 (original description)
Pterotrachea coronata Forsskål, 1775 (original description)
Scyllaea ghomfodensis Forsskål, 1775 (original description)
Trochus dentatus Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Tectus (Tectus) dentatus (Forsskål, 1775) accepted as Tectus dentatus (Forsskål, 1775) (original description)
Trochus trisulcatus Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Terebralia palustris (Linnaeus, 1767) (original description)
Turbo declivis Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Rubritrochus declivis (Forsskål, 1775) (original description)
Turbo nebulosus Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Monodonta nebulosa (Forsskål, 1775) (original description)
Venus cordata Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Marcia cordata (Forsskål, 1775) (original description)
Venus globosa Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Transkeia globosa (Forsskål, 1775) (original description)
Venus varia Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Circenita varia (Forsskål, 1775) (original description)
Venus violascens Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Asaphis violascens (Forsskål, 1775) (original description)
