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Pierre Marie Arthur Morelet
Pierre Marie Arthur Morelet (26 August 1809 – 9 October 1892) was a French naturalist, born in Lays, Doubs. He was a member of the Commission to Algeria, primarily as a natural artist, drawing any natural findings. He collected specimens in the Canary Islands, Guatemala and Mexico. He had a particular interest in molluscs and was recognised as a leading expert in the field. Morelet married Noémie de Folin, sister of Léopold de Folin. Morelet died of natural causes in 1892, in Dijon. Taxa described Morelet described various taxa, including: * '' Cyclophorus horridulum'' (Morelet, 1882) - a species of land snail * ''Crocodylus moreletii'' (Morelet, 1850) - a crocodile Taxa named in his honour Taxa named in honour of Arthur Morelet include: * '' Agalychnis moreletii'' ( A.M.C. Duméril, 1853) – Morelet's Treefrog * ''Crocodylus moreletii'' ( A.H.A. Duméril & Bibron, 1851) – Morelet's CrocodileBeolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M. 2011. ''The Eponym Dictionary of Rept ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gabriel Bibron
Gabriel Bibron (20 October 1805 – 27 March 1848) was a French zoologist and herpetologist. He was born in Paris. The son of an employee of the Museum national d'histoire naturelle, he had a good foundation in natural history and was hired to collect vertebrates in Italy and Sicily. Under the direction of Jean Baptiste Bory de Saint-Vincent (1778–1846), he took part in the Morea expedition to Peloponnese. He classified numerous reptile species with André Marie Constant Duméril (1774–1860), whom he had met in 1832. Duméril was interested mainly in the relations between genera, and he left to Bibron the task of describing the species. Working together they produced the ''Erpétologie Générale'', a comprehensive account of the reptiles, published in ten volumes from 1834 to 1854. Also, Bibron assisted Duméril with teaching duties at the museum and was an instructor at a primary school in Paris. Bibron contracted tuberculosis and retired in 1845 to Sai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Onoba Moreleti
''Onoba moreleti'' is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc or micromollusk in the family Rissoidae Rissoidae is a large family of very small and minute sea snails with an operculum, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Rissooidea and the order Littorinimorpha. Distribution and habitat This family of snails is found worldwide. They l .... Description Distribution References Rissoidae Gastropods described in 1889 {{Rissoidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Letourneuxia Moreleti
''Letourneuxia nyctelia'' is a species of terrestrial slug, a gastropod mollusc, belonging to the family Arionidae. Taxonomy For many years this species was known as ''Letourneuxia numidica'', described by Bourguignat from Algeria. The other species of ''Letourneuxia'' were synonymised with ''L. numidica'' by Wiktor. These included ''Letourneuxia moreleti'', which Castillejo considered instead to be a species of ''Geomalacus'' (criticised by ). In 2022 it was proposed that Bourguignat's 1861 description of ''Limax nyctelius'' referred to a juvenile of the same species that he described five years later as ''Letourneuxia numidica''. The forward position of the pneumostome is not known in any other North African species, and the stripes match. So the name of this species has now become ''Letourneuxia nyctelia'' (Bourguignat, 1861). The lectotype has been designated as the specimen in the illustration referred to in the original species description. Distribution and ecology The s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leidyula Moreleti
''Leidyula moreleti'' is a species of air-breathing land slug, shell-less terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Veronicellidae. Distribution Distribution of ''Leidyula moreleti'' include: * MexicoNaranjo-García E., Thomé J. W. & Castillejo J. (2007). "A review of the Veronicellidae from Mexico (Gastropoda: Soleolifera). Revisión de los Veronicellidae de México (Gastropoda: Soleolifera)". '' Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad'' 78: 41-50." This species has not yet become established in the USA, but it is considered to represent a potentially serious threat as a pest, an invasive species which could negatively affect agriculture, natural ecosystems, human health or commerce. Therefore it has been suggested that this species be given top national quarantine A quarantine is a restriction on the movement of people, animals and goods which is intended to prevent the spread of disease or pests. It is often used in connection to disease and illness, preventi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edentulina Moreleti
''Edentulina moreleti'' is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Streptaxidae. Distribution ''Edentulina moreleti'' is endemic to the Seychelles.Gerlach J. & Bruggen A. C. van (1999). "Streptaxidae Mollusca: Gastropoda: Pulmonata) of the Seychelles Islands, western Indian Ocean". ''Zoologische Verhandelingen'' 328: 1-60. page 47abstract The type locality for this species is . It also occurs on Mahé. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conus Moreleti
''Conus moreleti'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies. Like all species within the genus ''Conus'', these snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans, therefore live ones should be handled carefully or not at all. Description The size of the shell varies between 25 mm and 61 mm. The narrow shell contains a convexly depressed, tuberculated spire. The body whorl is striate below. Its color is yellowish olivaceous, indistinctly white-banded in the middle. The tubercles, and a band below the shoulder is white. The base of the shell and the aperture is violaceous. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clavator Moreleti
''Clavator moreleti'' is a species of air-breathing land snail, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Acavidae. This species is endemic to Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madagascar), is an island country in the Indian Ocean, approximately off the coast of East Afric .... References Acavidae Gastropods described in 1868 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Endemic fauna of Madagascar {{Acavidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Lucien Bonaparte
Charles Lucien Jules Laurent Bonaparte, 2nd Prince of Canino and Musignano (24 May 1803 – 29 July 1857), was a French naturalist and ornithologist. Lucien and his wife had twelve children, including Cardinal Lucien Bonaparte. Life and career Bonaparte was the son of Lucien Bonaparte and Alexandrine de Bleschamp. Lucien was a younger brother of Napoleon I, making Charles the emperor’s nephew. Born in Paris, he was raised in Italy. On 29 June 1822, he married his cousin, Zénaïde, in Brussels. Soon after the marriage, the couple left for Philadelphia in the United States to live with Zénaïde's father, Joseph Bonaparte (who was also the paternal uncle of Charles). Before leaving Italy, Charles had already discovered a warbler new to science, the moustached warbler, and on the voyage he collected specimens of a new storm-petrel. On arrival in the United States, he presented a paper on this new bird, which was later named after Alexander Wilson. Bonaparte then set ab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morelet's Seedeater
Morelet's seedeater (''Sporophila morelleti'') is a passerine bird in the typical seedeater genus ''Sporophila''. Taxonomy This species was formerly considered conspecific with the cinnamon-rumped seedeater (''Sporophila torqueola''), with the combined species known as white-collared seedeater. However, with the discovery that cinnamon-rumped and Morelet's are deeply divergent from one another genetically, don't intergrade, and aren't even each other's closest relatives within the genus, they are now treated as separate species. Distribution and habitat It ranges from a small area along the Rio Grande near San Ignacio, Texas in the United States south through eastern Mexico and Central America to Panama. It mainly inhabits tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands Tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands is a terrestrial biome defined by the World Wide Fund for Nature. The biome is dominated by grass and/or shrubs located in semi-ari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ommatoiulus Moreleti
''Ommatoiulus moreleti'' (spelt ''moreletii'' in older publications), commonly known as the Portuguese millipede, is a herbivorous millipede native to the western Iberian Peninsula where it shares its range with other ''Ommatoiulus'' species. From here, it has spread by international commerce to a number of new localities. This species was accidentally introduced into Australia without its natural enemies and has since become an invasive pest. A number of methods have been developed to manage this millipede. Distribution ''O. moreleti'' is indigenous to the western Iberian Peninsula. It has spread to a number of Atlantic islands (Macaronesia and Bermuda), South Africa and Australia. This distribution appears to be related to 20th century shipping routes. Spread of ''O. moreleti'' by international trade may be facilitated by its ability to survive long sea voyages in a quiescent state. This species survives long, dry summers in a quiescent state in its natural habitat.Bailey, P. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ommatoiulus Moreletii
''Ommatoiulus moreleti'' (spelt ''moreletii'' in older publications), commonly known as the Portuguese millipede, is a herbivorous millipede native to the western Iberian Peninsula where it shares its range with other ''Ommatoiulus'' species. From here, it has spread by international commerce to a number of new localities. This species was accidentally introduced into Australia without its natural enemies and has since become an Invasive species, invasive pest. A number of methods have been developed to manage this millipede. Distribution ''O. moreleti'' is indigenous to the western Iberian Peninsula. It has spread to a number of Atlantic islands (Macaronesia and Bermuda), South Africa and Australia. This distribution appears to be related to 20th century shipping routes. Spread of ''O. moreleti'' by international trade may be facilitated by its ability to survive long sea voyages in a quiescent state. This species survives long, dry summers in a quiescent state in its natural ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
