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Polypylis Calathus
''Polypylis'' is a genus of gastropods belonging to the family Planorbidae. The species of this genus are found in Southern and Southeastern Asia. Species: *''Polypylis almaatina'' *''Polypylis calathus'' *''Polypylis hemisphaerula'' *''Polypylis likharevi'' *''Polypylis nitidella'' *''Polypylis semiglobosa'' *''Polypylis sibirica'' *''Polypylis starobogatovi'' *''Polypylis taia'' *''Polypylis usta'' References {{Taxonbar, from=Q47092069 Planorbidae Taxa described in 1906 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Augustus Pilsbry
Henry Augustus Pilsbry (7 December 1862 – 26 October 1957) was an American biologist, malacologist and carcinologist, among other areas of study. He was a dominant presence in many fields of invertebrate taxonomy for the better part of a century. For much of his career, his authority with respect to the classification of certain substantial groups of organisms was unchallenged: barnacles, chitons, North American terrestrial molluscs, terrestrial mollusks, and others. Biography Pilsbry (frequently misspelled ''Pilsbury'') spent his childhood and youth in Iowa. He was called "Harry" Pilsbry then, and developed an early fascination with the limited variety of mollusks he was able to find. He attended the University of Iowa, and received the Bachelor of Science degree there in 1882, but did not immediately find employment in his field of interest. Instead, Henry Pilsbry worked for publishing firms and newspapers for the next several years, but devoted most of his spare time to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
