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French zoologist
Pierre Marie Arthur Morelet
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French zoologist
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Morelet
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Place of birth
Lays-sur-le-Doubs, France
Death
9 October 1892 (aged 83 years)
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Place of death
Velars-sur-Ouche, France
Age
83 years
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Biography
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 had a particular interest in molluscs, particularly the molluscan species of Africa, and published many works on the topic.
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
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 Crocodile
- Mesaspis moreletii (Bocourt, 1871)
- Ommatoiulus moreletii (Lucas, 1860) – a millipede
Gastropods:
- Clavator moreleti Crosse & Fischer, 1868
- Conus moreleti Crosse, 1858
- Edentulina moreleti (Adams, 1868)
- Leidyula moreleti (Fischer, 1871)
- Letourneuxia moreleti (P. Hesse 1884)
- Onoba moreleti Dautzenberg, 1889
- Patella moreleti Drouet, 1858
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Notable French Scientists
Gender: Male, Born in: Years 1800 to 1849
Notable French Botanists
Gender: Male, Born in: Years 1800 to 1849
Notable French Zoologists
Gender: Male, Born in: Years 1800 to 1849
Notable French Politicians
Gender: Male, Born in: Years 1800 to 1849
Notable French Malacologists
Gender: Male, Born in: Years 1800 to 1849
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