Elementi di zoologia (1819) (21245313021)

Camillo Ranzani (22 June 1775 – 23 April 1841,

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and a naturalist. He was director of the Museum of Natural History of Bologna from 1803 to 1841 (now the Museum of Comparative Anatomy, one of the museums of the

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). Ranzani wrote ''Elementi di zoologia'' which was published in Bologna from 1819 to 1825.

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Animals named in honour of Ranzani include: * '' Ranzania'' Nardo, 1840, a genus of sunfish *'' Cymatium ranzanii'' (

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, 1850), a species of predatory sea snail

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Digitised Elementi di zoologia {{DEFAULTSORT:Ranzani, Camillo Italian zoologists 19th-century Italian Roman Catholic priests Scientists from Bologna 1775 births 1841 deaths Clergy from Bologna

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