Albert Mousson, full name Johann Rudolf Albert Mousson, (17 March 1805,

Solothurn Solothurn ( , ; french: Soleure ; it, Soletta ; rm, ) is a List of towns in Switzerland, town, a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality, and the Capital (political), capital of the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland. It is located in the n ...

– 16 November 1890) was a

physicist A physicist is a scientist who specializes in the field of physics, which encompasses the interactions of matter and energy at all length and time scales in the physical universe. Physicists generally are interested in the root or ultimate caus ...

and a

malacologist Malacology is the branch of invertebrate zoology that deals with the study of the Mollusca (mollusks or molluscs), the second-largest phylum of animals in terms of described species after the arthropods. Mollusks include snails and slugs, clams, ...

from Switzerland.

Taxa described

Gastropods

Taxa described by Albert Mousson include (sorted chronologically): 1847 * '' Cochlostoma apricum'' (Mousson, 1847) 1848 * '' Amphidromus palaceus'' (Mousson, 1848) * '' Amphidromus porcellanus'' (Mousson, 1848) 1849 * '' Asperitas rareguttata'' Mousson, 1849 * ''

Melampus granifer In Greek mythology, Melampus (; grc, Μελάμπους, ''Melampous'') was a legendary soothsayer and healer, originally of Pylos, who ruled at Argos. He was the introducer of the worship of Dionysus, according to Herodotus, who asserted th ...

'' (Mousson, 1849) * '' Sulcospira infracostata'' (Mousson, 1849) * '' Sulcospira sulcospira'' (Mousson, 1849) * '' Tylomelania perfecta'' (Mousson, 1849) 1854 * ''

Albinaria virgo ''Albinaria'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Clausiliidae, the door snails. Ecology and Life Cycle The snails live on limestone rocks, where they feed on algae and lichen. They a ...

'' (Mousson, 1854)Mousson A. (1854). "Coquilles terrestres et fluviatiles, recueillies par M. le Prof. Bellardi dans un voyage en Orient". '' Mittheilungen der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft in Zürich'' 3(8)
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402. * '' Assyriella bellardii'' (Mousson, 1854) * '' Caucasotachea nordmanni'' (Mousson, 1854) * '' Chondrus limbodentatus'' var. ''abbreviatus'' Mousson, 1854 (no current allocation known) * '' Chondrus truquii'' Mousson, 1854 (no current allocation known) * '' Euchondrus limbodentatus'' (Mousson, 1854) * ''

Helix nucula ''Helix nucula'' is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Helicidae, the typical snails. According to the malacologist E. Neubert, the taxonomy of this species is rather complex; the specie ...

'' Mousson, 1854 * '' Helix nicosiana'' var. ''pallida'' Mousson, 1854 (no current allocation known) * '' Helix pomacella'' Mousson, 1854 * ''

Levantina caesareana ''Levantina'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Helicinae of the family Helicidae, the typical snails.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Levantina Kobelt, 1871. Accessed throug ...

'' (Mousson, 1854) * '' Melanopsis brevis'' Mousson, 1854 (no current allocation known) * ''

Metafruticicola nicosiana ''Metafruticicola'' is a genus of gastropods belonging to the family Hygromiidae. The species of this genus are found in Mediterranean regions. Species: *'' Metafruticicola andria'' *'' Metafruticicola berytensis'' *'' Metafruticicola coartat ...

'' (Mousson, 1854) * '' Neritina bellardii'' Mousson, 1854 (no current allocation known) * ''

Orculella sirianocoriensis ''Orculella'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Orculidae. The genus ''Orculella'' occurs in the whole Mediterranean region. The richest areas in terms of species are Turkey and th ...

'' (Mousson, 1854) * '' Paludina badiella'' Mousson, 1854 (no current allocation known) * '' Pupa lindermeyeri'' Mousson, 1854 (no current allocation known) * '' Truncatella hammerschmidtiana'' Mousson, 1854 (no current allocation known) * '' Helicigona hymetti'' (Mousson, 1854)Mousson A. (1854). "Coquilles terrestres et fluviatiles recueillies par M. le Prof. Bellardi dans un voyage en Orient". pp. 1-59, Plate 1. Zürich, Zurcher & Furrer. * '' Helix olivieri'' var. ''dilucida'' Mousson, 1854 (no current allocation known) * '' Helix meridionalis'' Mousson, 1854 (no current allocation known) * '' Asperitas sparsa'' Mousson, 1854 * '' Cernuella jonica'' (Mousson, 1854) 1856 * '' Clausilia firmata'' Mousson, 1856 Mousson A. (1856). "Verzeichniss der von Herrn Dr. Schläfli eingekommenen zweiten malacologischen Sendung". ''Vierteljahrsschrift der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft in Zürich'
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399. (no current allocation known) * '' Clausilia multilamellata'' Mousson, 1856 (no current allocation known) * '' Clausilia unilamellata'' Mousson, 1856 (no current allocation known) * '' Helix squamulosa'' Mousson, 1856 (no current allocation known) * '' Pilorcula trifilaris'' (Mousson, 1856) * '' Pontophaedusa funiculum'' (Mousson, 1856) * '' Pupa schlaeflii'' Mousson, 1856 (no current allocation known) 1857 * '' Asperitas sparsa baliensis'' Mousson, 1857 * '' Asperitas waandersiana'' (Mousson, 1857) / ''Asperitas trochus waandersiana'' Mousson, 1857 * '' Dyakia clypeus'' (Mousson, 1857) * '' Theba clausoinflata'' (Mousson, 1857) * ''

Theba geminata ''Theba'' is a taxonomic genus of air-breathing land snails, medium-sized pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Helicidae, the true snails. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Theba Risso, 1826. Accessed through: World Register of M ...

'' (Mousson, 1857) * ''

Theba impugnata ''Theba'' is a taxonomic genus of air-breathing land snails, medium-sized pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Helicidae, the true snails. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Theba Risso, 1826. Accessed through: World Register of M ...

'' (Mousson, 1857) 1858 * '' Balea nitida'' Mousson, 1858 1859 * '' Allaegopis transiens'' (Mousson, 1859)Mousson A. (1859). "Coquilles terrestres et fluviatiles, recueillies dans l'Orient par M. le Dr. Alex. Schläfli". '' Vierteljahrsschrift der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft in Zürich'' 4
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297. * '' Bulimus subtilis'' var. ''corcyrensis'' Mousson, 1859 (no current allocation known) * '' Bulimus tumidus'' Mousson, 1859 * '' Clausilia auriformis'' Mousson, 1859 * '' Helicigona subzonata'' (Mousson, 1859) * '' Helix ambigua'' Mousson, 1859 (no current allocation known) * '' Helix ambigua'' var. ''borealis'' Mousson, 1859 (no current allocation known) * '' Helix corcyrensis'' var. ''cefalonica'' Mousson, 1859 (no current allocation known) * '' Helix sericea'' var. ''epirotica'' Mousson, 1859 (no current allocation known) * '' Helix corcyrensis'' var. ''octogyrata'' Mousson, 1859 (no current allocation known) * ''

Helix schlaeflii A helix () is a shape like a corkscrew or spiral staircase. It is a type of smooth space curve with tangent lines at a constant angle to a fixed axis. Helices are important in biology, as the DNA molecule is formed as two intertwined helices, ...

'' Mousson, 1859 (no current allocation known) * ''

Mastus grandis ''Mastus'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Enidae. Species Species: *'' Mastus abundans'' *'' Mastus alpicola'' *'' Mastus amenazada'' *'' Mastus anatolicus'' *'' Mastus athe ...

'' (Mousson, 1859) * ''

Monacha frequens ''Monacha'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Trochulininae Lindholm, 1927 of the family Hygromiidae, the hairy snails and their allies. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Mon ...

'' (Mousson, 1859) * '' Montenegrina janinensis'' Mousson, 1859 * '' Montenegrina rugilabris'' (Mousson, 1859) * '' Napaeopsis cefalonica'' (Mousson, 1859) * '' Isabellaria vallata'' (Mousson, 1859) * '' Planorbis janinensis'' Mousson, 1859 (no current allocation known) * '' Poiretia compressa'' (Mousson, 1859) * '' Pupa philippii'' var. ''exigua'' Mousson, 1859 (no current allocation known) * '' Pupa minutissima'' var. ''obscura'' Mousson, 1859 (no current allocation known) * '' Viviparus janinensis'' (Mousson, 1859) * '' Xeromunda vulgarissima'' (Mousson, 1859) 1861 * '' Euchondrus albulus'' (Mousson, 1861) * '' Euchondrus chondriformis'' (Mousson, 1861) * '' Helix texta'' Mousson, 1861 * '' Sphincterochila zonata filia'' (Mousson, 1861) 1863 * ''

Monacha solidior ''Monacha'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Trochulininae Lindholm, 1927 of the family Hygromiidae, the hairy snails and their allies. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Mo ...

'' (Mousson, 1863) * '' Pseudamnicola sphaerion'' (Mousson, 1863) 1865 * '' Diastole schmeltziana'' (Mousson, 1865) * '' Diastole schmeltziana usurpata'' (Mousson, 1869) * '' Truncatella rustica'' Mousson, 1865 1869 * '' Melampus semisulcatus'' Mousson, 1869 * '' Pedinogyra minor'' (Mousson, 1869) * ''

Pythia savaiensis Pythia (; grc, Πυθία ) was the name of the high priestess of the Temple of Apollo at Delphi. She specifically served as its oracle and was known as the Oracle of Delphi. Her title was also historically glossed in English as the Pythoness ...

'' (Mousson, 1869) * genus '' Trochonanina'' Mousson, 1869 1870 * '' Omphalotropis costulata'' (Mousson, 1870) Mousson A. (1870) "Faune malacologique terrestre et fluviatile des iles Viti, d'après les envois de M. le Dr. Édouard Graeffe". ''

Journal de conchyliologie A journal, from the Old French ''journal'' (meaning "daily"), may refer to: *Bullet journal, a method of personal organization *Diary, a record of what happened over the course of a day or other period *Daybook, also known as a general journal, a ...

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figure 10. 1872 * '' Acanthinula spinifera'' Mousson, 1872 * '' Hemicycla inutilis'' Mousson, 1872 * subgenus ''Nautilinus'' Mousson, 1872 * ''

Theba grasseti ''Theba'' is a taxonomic genus of air-breathing land snails, medium-sized pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Helicidae, the true snails. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Theba Risso, 1826. Accessed through: World Register of M ...

'' (Mousson, 1872) * '' Xerotricha adoptata'' (Mousson, 1872) * '' Xerotricha nodosostriata'' (Mousson, 1872) 1873 * '' Omphalotropis albocarinata'' Mousson, 1873 * '' Plekocheilus ampullaroides'' (Mousson, 1873) * '' Plekocheilus subglandiformis'' (Mousson, 1873) * '' Rhodea gigantea'' Mousson, 1873 * genus '' Serrulina'' Mousson, 1873Mousson A. (1873). "Coquilles recueillies par M. le Dr Sievers dans la Russie méridionale et asiatique". ''Journal de Conchyliologie'' 21
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230. 1874 * '' Bithynia ejecta'' Mousson, 1874 * '' Euchondrus borealis'' (Mousson, 1874) * ''

Gyraulus euphraticus ''Gyraulus euphraticus'' is a species of gastropods belonging to the family Planorbidae Planorbidae, common name the ramshorn snails or ram's horn snails, is a family of air-breathing freshwater snails, aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollus ...

'' (Mousson, 1874) * ''

Monacha merssinae ''Monacha'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Trochulininae Lindholm, 1927 of the family Hygromiidae, the hairy snails and their allies. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Mon ...

'' (Mousson, 1874) * '' Neritina euphratica'' Mousson, 1874 * '' Neritina schlaeflii'' Mousson, 1874 * '' Orculella mesopotamica'' (Mousson, 1874) * ''

Planorbis intermixtus ''Planorbis'' is a genus of air-breathing freshwater snails, aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Planorbidae, the ram's horn snails, or planorbids. All species in this genus have sinistral or left-coiling shells.Bouchet, P.; Ro ...

'' Mousson, 1874 * '' Pseudochondrula arctespira'' (Mousson, 1874) * '' Radix hordeum'' (Mousson, 1874) * '' Xeropicta mesopotamica'' (Mousson, 1874) 1876 * '' Ljudmilena tricollis'' (Mousson, 1876) 1887 * ''

Pila occidentalis ''Pila occidentalis'' is a species of freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the apple snails family, Ampullariidae Ampullariidae, commonly known as the apple snails, is a family of large freshwater snails, a ...

'' (Mousson, 1887) year ? * '' Pupilla signata'' (Mousson)

Bivalves

1854 * '' Cyrena crassula'' Mousson, 1854 (no current allocation known) 1874 * '' Cyrena tigridis'' Mousson, 1874 * '' Anodonta mesopotamica'' Mousson, 1874Mousson A. (1874). "Coquilles terrestres et fluviatiles recueillies par M. le Dr Alex. Schlæfli en Orient". ''

Journal de Conchyliologie A journal, from the Old French ''journal'' (meaning "daily"), may refer to: *Bullet journal, a method of personal organization *Diary, a record of what happened over the course of a day or other period *Daybook, also known as a general journal, a ...

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