English zoologist and marine biologist (1790/1–1836)

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A synopsis of the Mollusca of Great Britain / by William Elford Leach.

Observations on the genus Ocythoë of Rafinesque : with a description of a new species / by William Elford Leach.

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William Elford Leach

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A synopsis of the Mollusca of Great Britain / by William Elford Leach.

Observations on the genus Ocythoë of Rafinesque : with a description of a new species / by William Elford Leach.