Tracing the taxonomic journey of ostracods (Crustacea): From Gualtieri to Latreille, through Micheli-Targioni Tozzetti's collection

IF 1 Q4 PALEONTOLOGY

REVUE DE MICROPALEONTOLOGIE Pub Date : 2025-09-25 DOI:10.1016/j.revmic.2025.100867

Ilaria Mazzini , Simone Cianfanelli , Elisabetta Lori , Giampaolo Rossetti , Gianna Innocenti , Enrico Talenti

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Abstract

This study retraces the early taxonomic history of ostracods by examining the historical Micheli-Targioni Tozzetti's collection housed at La Specola Museum (University of Florence, Italy). Earlier records of ostracod reference, namely Niccolò Gualtieri's 1742 Index Testarum Conchyliorum, which includes the first scientific illustration and description of ostracods were identified. The analysis of the collection revealed the oldest known collection of Recent ostracod specimens in a museum repository, likely dating back to before 1737. Furthermore, Giovanni Targioni Tozzetti’s unpublished observations from the mid-18th century provide the earliest known ethological notes on ostracods. The presence of four distinct ostracod species in the collection, Herpetocypris reptans, Heterocypris incongruens, Heterocypris salina, and Cypridopsis vidua are confirmed. This research highlights the pivotal role of historical museum collections in reconstructing the early development of taxonomy, ethology, and the scientific concept of species.

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追踪介形类（甲壳类）的分类之旅：通过Micheli-Targioni Tozzetti的收藏，从Gualtieri到Latreille

本研究通过考察意大利佛罗伦萨大学La Specola博物馆收藏的历史悠久的Micheli-Targioni Tozzetti藏品，追溯了介形类动物的早期分类历史。较早的介形类参考记录，即Niccolò Gualtieri的1742年索引Testarum Conchyliorum，其中包含了对介形类的第一个科学说明和描述。对藏品的分析揭示了博物馆储藏库中已知最古老的近代介形虫标本，可能可以追溯到1737年之前。此外，Giovanni Targioni Tozzetti在18世纪中期的未发表的观察提供了已知最早的介形类动物行为学笔记。经鉴定，该标本中存在四种不同的介形虫，分别为reptans herpetocyris， incongruens heterocyris， salina heterocyris和vidua cydopsis。本研究强调了历史博物馆藏品在重建分类学、行为学和物种科学概念的早期发展中的关键作用。

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