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le volume-rare.important French natural history series, in particular of the most important years of zoological and taxonomical discovery. It contains many original papers, especially on molluscs and insects. Starting with papers for a more general audience, it grew, after its first decade, into a publication platform for more in-depth works on ecology, taxonomy, and zoogeography, including several large, serial monographs (for instance on fossil shells).