yes, you are right. Usually authors are not abbreviated. But
Linnaeus has so many taxons described that it is sometimes
abbreviated.

Fabio Wiggers
--- Matt Blaine <[log in to unmask]> escreveu:

> Hi all,
>
> I notice some shells are authored by Linnaeus but some are
> Linn, and even L
> . I am guessing that the Linn is an abbreviation for Linnaeus.
> Is this a
> reasonable assumption? Are there any rules on using
> abbreviations for
> authors?
>
> Matt
>
>









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