Natalina José
''Natalina'' is a genus of medium-sized predatory air-breathing land snails, carnivorous terrestrial animal, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod Mollusca, molluscs in the family Rhytididae. Species Species within the genus ''Natalina'' include: * ''Natalina beyrichi'' (Eduard von Martens, E. von Martens, 1890) (Pondoland cannibal snail) * ''Natalina cafra'' (André Étienne d'Audebert de Férussac, A. Férussac, 1821) (Common cannibal snail) * ''Natalina quekettiana'' (James Cosmo Melvill (naturalist), Melvill & John Ponsonby-Fane, Ponsonby, 1893) (Mistbelt Forest, Mistbelt cannibal snail) * ''Natalina reenenensis'' Matthew William Kemble Connolly, Connolly, 1939 * ''Natalina wesseliana'' (Wilhelm Kobelt, Kobelt, 1876) (Maputaland, Maputo cannibal snail) References Nomenclator Zoologicus info* Herbert, D.G. & Moussalli A. 2010. Revision of the larger cannibal snails (''Natalina'' s. l.) of southern Africa - ''Natalina'' s. s., ''Afrorhytida'' and ''Capitina'' (Mollusca: Gastropoda ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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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]   |
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Natalina Cafra
''Natalina'' is a genus of medium-sized predatory air-breathing land snails, carnivorous terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Rhytididae. Species Species within the genus ''Natalina'' include: * '' Natalina beyrichi'' ( E. von Martens, 1890) (Pondoland cannibal snail) * '' Natalina cafra'' ( A. Férussac, 1821) (Common cannibal snail) * '' Natalina quekettiana'' ( Melvill & Ponsonby, 1893) ( Mistbelt cannibal snail) * '' Natalina reenenensis'' Connolly, 1939 * '' Natalina wesseliana'' ( Kobelt, 1876) (Maputo cannibal snail) References Nomenclator Zoologicus info* Herbert, D.G. & Moussalli A. 2010. Revision of the larger cannibal snails (''Natalina'' s. l.) of southern Africa - ''Natalina'' s. s., ''Afrorhytida'' and ''Capitina'' (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Rhytididae). ''African Invertebrates ''African Invertebrates'' is a peer-reviewed open access scientific journal that covers the taxonomy, systematics, biogeography, ecology, conservation, and palaeontology ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Taxa Named By Henry Augustus Pilsbry
In biology, a taxon (back-formation from ''taxonomy''; : taxa) is a group of one or more populations of an organism or organisms seen by taxonomists to form a unit. Although neither is required, a taxon is usually known by a particular name and given a particular ranking, especially if and when it is accepted or becomes established. It is very common, however, for taxonomists to remain at odds over what belongs to a taxon and the criteria used for inclusion, especially in the context of rank-based (" Linnaean") nomenclature (much less so under phylogenetic nomenclature). If a taxon is given a formal scientific name, its use is then governed by one of the nomenclature codes specifying which scientific name is correct for a particular grouping. Initial attempts at classifying and ordering organisms (plants and animals) were presumably set forth in prehistoric times by hunter-gatherers, as suggested by the fairly sophisticated folk taxonomies. Much later, Aristotle, and later still ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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African Invertebrates
''African Invertebrates'' is a peer-reviewed open access scientific journal that covers the taxonomy, systematics, biogeography, ecology, conservation, and palaeontology of Afrotropical invertebrates, whether terrestrial, freshwater, or marine. As from 2016, it is published by Pensoft Publishers on behalf of the KwaZulu-Natal Museum and the editor-in-chief is John M. Midgley (KwaZulu-Natal Museum). History The journal was established in 1906 as the ''Annals of the Natal Government Museum'' and after 1910 renamed to ''Annals of the Natal Museum''. In 1989, the journal stopped publishing archaeological and anthropological papers, which was split of to a new journal, the ''Natal Museum Journal of Humanities'' (later: ''Southern African Humanities''), while the ''Annals of the Natal Museum'' were restricted to the natural sciences. The journal obtained its name in 2001 when its scope was limited to the study of invertebrates. Abstracting and indexing The journal is abstracted an ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Maputaland
Maputaland is a natural region of Southern Africa. It is located in the northern part of the province of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa between Eswatini and the coast. In a wider sense it may also include the southernmost region of Mozambique. The bird routes and coral reefs off the coast are major tourist attractions. Now the name of this traditional region is being revived for the Maputaland-Pondoland bushland and thickets, one of the ecoregions of South Africa, as well as for the Maputaland-Pondoland-Albany Hotspot. Geography Maputaland is bordered by the Ubombo Mountains in the west and the Indian Ocean in the east. It covers an area of about 10,000 km2, stretching approximately from the town of Hluhluwe and the northern section of Lake St. Lucia to the border of Mozambique and South Africa, or beyond to Maputo in Mozambique. Tongaland The South African section of Maputaland was also previously known as Tongaland after the Tonga people who live there. The usually flat regi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Wilhelm Kobelt
Wilhelm Kobelt (20 February 1840 – 26 March 1916) was a German zoologist born in Alsfeld, Grand Duchy of Hesse. He specialized in the field of malacology. Kobelt was born in Alsfeld to parish priest Wilhelm (1809–74) and Auguste (1815–97) née Kessler. He studied medicine at Gießen and received a doctorate in 1862. He practices as a physician in Biedenkopf where he began a natural history society, and in 1869 he went to Schwanheim near Frankfurt am Main. He became interested in molluscs and interacted with Emil Adolf Rossmäßler in Leipzig. He became a corresponding member of the Senckenberg nature research society and later became head of the mollusc section. He later worked as a curator of the Senckenberg Museum in Frankfurt am Main. He founded a journal for malacology. Several species of mollusk contain his name, including '' Fusinus kobelti'' (Kobelt's spindle), '' Cymatium kobelti'' and '' Hyalinia kobelti''. '' Kobeltia'', a subgenus of '' Arion'' slugs, is named ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Natalina Wesseliana
The Tongaland cannibal snail, scientific name ''Natalina wesseliana'', is a species of medium-sized predatory air-breathing land snail, carnivorous terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Rhytididae. This species is endemic to South Africa and is named after the natural region of Tongaland. Its natural habitat is temperate forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. References Further reading * Herbert, D. G. & Moussalli A. 2010. Revision of the larger cannibal snails (''Natalina'' s. l.) of southern Africa - ''Natalina'' s. s., ''Afrorhytida'' and ''Capitina'' (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Rhytididae). ''African Invertebrates ''African Invertebrates'' is a peer-reviewed open access scientific journal that covers the taxonomy, systematics, biogeography, ecology, conservation, and palaeontology of Afrotropical invertebrates, whether terrestrial, freshwater, or marine. A ...'' 51 (1): 1-132 Endemic molluscs of South Africa Rhytididae Gastropods described in 1876 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Matthew William Kemble Connolly
Matthew William Kemble Connolly (13 February 1872 – 24 February 1947) was a British army officer and malacologist. Biography Connolly was born at Bath, the son of Vice-Admiral Matthew Connolly, R.N., and his wife Harriet Kemble. He was educated at Haileybury College and trained at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. He was commissioned into the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry as a second lieutenant on 7 November 1891. He was promoted captain on 26 July 1899. He was appointed adjutant of the 2nd Volunteer Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment on 23 April 1900, and held that position until 23 April 1905, and returned to regimental duties on 6 May. From this point much of his service was in South Africa.R. W. (1949"Obituary: Matthew William Kemble Connolly, 1872–1947" ''Proceedings of the Malacological Society'' 28: 2. He was promoted major on 9 July 1910. While in South Africa, Connolly took an interest in minerals and then started observing snails in the field. He too ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Natalina Reenenensis
''Natalina'' is a genus of medium-sized predatory air-breathing land snails, carnivorous terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Rhytididae. Species Species within the genus ''Natalina'' include: * '' Natalina beyrichi'' ( E. von Martens, 1890) (Pondoland cannibal snail) * ''Natalina cafra'' ( A. Férussac, 1821) (Common cannibal snail) * '' Natalina quekettiana'' ( Melvill & Ponsonby, 1893) ( Mistbelt cannibal snail) * '' Natalina reenenensis'' Connolly, 1939 * ''Natalina wesseliana'' ( Kobelt, 1876) (Maputo cannibal snail) References Nomenclator Zoologicus info* Herbert, D.G. & Moussalli A. 2010. Revision of the larger cannibal snails (''Natalina'' s. l.) of southern Africa - ''Natalina'' s. s., ''Afrorhytida'' and ''Capitina'' (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Rhytididae). ''African Invertebrates ''African Invertebrates'' is a peer-reviewed open access scientific journal that covers the taxonomy, systematics, biogeography, ecology, conservation, and palaeontology of ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Mistbelt Forest
Areas of forest which grow in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa mostly on south facing slopes in higher rainfall areas, and along the humid coastal areas. Different types of forest can be identified by their species composition which depends mostly on the altitude, latitude and substrate (soil and rock types) in which they grow. South facing slopes are favourable for the development of forest as they are more shaded, and therefore cooler and retain more moisture than the northern slopes. The extra moisture on the south slopes is not only favoured by forest trees, but also helps to prevent or subdue wildfires. Fires can also be blocked by cliff faces and rocks or boulders on these slopes, and by streams or rivers at the base of the slopes. The coastal regions are conducive to forest formation, because of high rainfall and humidity which are favoured by forest trees and also help to prevent or subdue fires. The rivers of the coastal areas are also broader than further inland, which may ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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John Ponsonby-Fane
John Henry Ponsonby-Fane (21 July 1848 – 11 September 1916) was an English first-class cricketer and noted malacologist. The son of Spencer Ponsonby-Fane and Louisa Anne Rose Lee Dillon, he was born at Westminster in July 1848. He was educated at Harrow School, where he was in the cricket eleven. After leaving Harrow he became a clerk in the Privy Council office. Ponsonby-Fane played first-class cricket for the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) against Kent during the Canterbury Cricket Week in 1869. He would go on to play six further first-class matches for the Gentlemen of Marylebone Cricket Club between 1870 and 1875. He was described by '' Scores and Biographies'' as "a good, steady batsman, a most effective lob-bowler, and an excellent wicket-keeper". This was translated into first-class cricket with Ponsonby-Fane scoring 161 runs in his seven first-class matches, with a highest score of 53. His lob-bowling yielded him 13 wickets at an average of 16.07 and with best figures ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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James Cosmo Melvill (naturalist)
James Cosmo Melvill (1 July 1845 – 4 November 1929) was a British botanist and malacologist who collected plants in Europe and North America. Family Melvill was born at Hampstead, London, on 1 July 1845. He was a grandson of British administrator in India, Sir James Cosmo Melvill (1792–1861), his father being the latter's second son, also James Cosmo Melvill (1821–1880), onetime assistant Under-Secretary of state for India. His mother was Eliza Jane, daughter of Alfred Hardcastle of Hatcham House, Surrey. Melvill married on 30 July 1874, Bertha, daughter of George C. Dewhurst of Lymm, Cheshire and Aberuchill Castle, Perthshire, Scotland. The couple had two sons and four daughters. Education and career Melvill was educated at Harrow School, and Trinity College, Cambridge, which he entered in 1864. He graduated Bachelor of Arts (BA) in 1864, and Master of Arts (MA) in 1871. in later life he became an honorary Doctor of Science (DSc) from Manchester University in 1908. ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |