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original descriptionSavigny, Jules-César. (1822). Système des annélides, principalement de celles des côtes de l'Égypte et de la Syrie, offrant les caractères tant distinctifs que naturels des Ordres, Familles et Genres, avec la Description des Espèces. <em>Description de l'Égypte ou Recueil des Observations et des Recherches qui ont été faites en Égypte pendant l'Expédition de l'Armée Française, publié par les Ordres de sa Majesté l'Empereur Napoléon le Grand, Histoire Naturelle, Paris.</em> 1(3):1–128., available online athttp://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41329897 page(s): 105; note: Savigny (1822) appears to be the first to use some form of Hirudinea as a higher rank than family (here as 'Hirudinees' or 'Hirudineae') [details]
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