Louis Charles Kiener

Louis Charles Kiener (31 July 1799 – 24 July 1881) was a French malacologist born in Paris.

He was the author of the 12-volume Spécies général et iconographie des coquilles vivantes comprenant la collection du Muséum d'histoire naturelle de Paris, la collection Lamarck, celle du prince Masséna (appartenant maintenant a M.B. Delessert) et les découvertes récentes des voyageurs,[1] translated into English as "General species and iconography of recent shells : comprising the Massena Museum, the collection of Lamarck, the collection of the Museum of Natural History, and the recent discoveries of travellers.[2]

The following are a few species named after him:

Bibliography

References

  1. Kiener's Coquilles
  2. Biodiversity Heritage Library
  3. petymol (list of species)


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