Pierre Marie Arthur Morelet
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ToursExplore Lably’s 3D toursHe 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
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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) – Morelet's alligator lizard
- Ommatoiulus moreletii (Lucas, 1860) – Portuguese millipede
- Sporophila morelleti (Bonaparte, 1850) – Morelet's seedeater
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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