Italics title Taxobox name Angolan white throated monitor image image width regnum Animal ia phylum Chordata classis Sauropsida ordo Squamata subordo Scleroglossa familia Varanidae genus Varanus species Varanus albigularis V. albigularis subspecies V. albigularis angolensis binomial Varanus albigularis angolensis binomial authority The Angolan white throated monitor Varanus albigularis angolensis is a lizard found in and around Angola . They are usually gray brown with yellowish or white markings and can reach up to 1.5 meters in length. It is one of the three subspecies of Varanus albigularis . Taxonomy The genus generic name Varanus is derived from the Arabic language Arabic word waral , which is translated to English as monitor . Their species specific name comes from a compound of two Latin words albus meaning white and gula meaning throat . The subspecific name is a Latinized form of the country in which they are found Angola. Distribution Its range is through Angola, Namibia , Zambia , the Democratic Republic of Congo , and Coruche. ref name Bayless Bayless, Mark K. 2002 . Monitor lizards a pan African check list of their zoogeography . Journal of Biogeography 29 1643 1701 ref References reflist Category Monitor lizards lizard stub ... more details
Taxobox name Mycetopodidae regnum Animal ia phylum Mollusca classis Bivalvia subclassis Paleoheterodonta ordo Unionoida familia Mycetopodidae Gray, 1840 subdivision ranks Genus Genera subdivision See list for subfamilies and genera. The Mycetopodidae are a family of freshwater pearly mussels in the order Unionoida restricted to South America. ref name CompBiv cite book author Huber, Markus year 2010 title Compendium of Bivalves. A Full color Guide to 3 300 of the World s Marine Bivalves. A Status on Bivalvia after 250 Years of Research publisher ConchBooks location Hackenheim pages 901 pp. CD isbn 978 3 939767 28 2 ref ref Banarescu, P. 1990. Zoogeography of fresh waters v.3 Distribution and dispersal of freshwater animals in Africa, Pacific areas and South America. AULA Verlag, Weisbaden. ref They are named for the mushroom like shape of their foot. Like all members of the Unionoida they reproduce via a larval stage that temporarily parasitizes fish. Banarescu lists the following subfamilies and genera. Anodonitinae Anodontites Mycetopodinae Mycetopoda Mycetopodella Monocondylaeinae Monocondylaea Haasica Iheringella Fossula Tamsiella Diplodontites Leilinae Leila bivalve Leila References reflist Wikispecies Mycetopodidae Category Bivalves ... more details
Italic title Taxobox fossil range fossil range Lower Jurassic regnum Animal ia phylum Arthropod a classis Insect a ordo Beetle Coleoptera superfamilia Scarabaeoidea genus Aphodiites genus authority Heer, 1865 species A. protogaeus binomial Aphodiites protogaeus binomial authority Heer, 1865 Aphodiites is a fossil beetle from the Lias Group Lias Lower Jurassic of Schambelen , Aargau , Switzerland , ref cite journal author Frank Thorsten Krell year 2006 title Fossil record and evolution of Scarabaeoidea Coleoptera Polyphaga journal The Coleopterists Bulletin volume 60 issue sp5 pages 120 14 doi 10.1649 0010 065X 2006 60 120 FRAEOS 2.0.CO 2 ref and the oldest fossil in the superfamily Scarabaeoidea . ref name Ahrens cite thesis author Dirk Ahrens title Phylogeny and zoogeography of the Sericini in the Himalayan region Insecta Coleoptera Scarabaeidae year 2004 publisher Freie Universit t Berlin degree Doktor der Naturwissenschaften url http www.diss.fu berlin.de diss receive FUDISS thesis 000000001385 ref Its affinities are not clear it was originally placed in the Aphodiinae Scarabaeidae , but its diagnostic characters are shared by beetles such as Glaresis Glaresidae . ref name Ahrens References reflist 2 Category Jurassic insects Category Fossil taxa described in 1865 paleo arthropod stub Jurassic stub ... more details
italic title Taxobox name Apoplania chilensis image regnum Animal ia phylum Arthropod a classis Insect a ordo Lepidoptera familia Neopseustidae genus Apoplania species A. chilensis binomial Apoplania chilensis binomial authority D.R. Davis, 1975 synonyms Apoplania chilensis is a species of moth belonging to the family Neopseustidae . It was described by D.R. Davis in 1975. It is known from heavily forested areas of central Chile at elevations of 600 to 1,000 meters. The wingspan is 15 19 mm for males and about 20 mm for females. It occurs in forest habitats dominated by plant genera as Nothofagits and Chusquea . Most of its known range lies within the faunal region characterized as the Valdivian temperate rain forests Northern Valdivian Forest . The holotype of Apoplania chilensis was collected during the day by sweeping bushes bordering a mountain stream near Recinto. All paratypes were collected at night from a white sheet suspended before a gasoline pressure lantern. ref http si pddr.si.edu dspace bitstream 10088 5502 2 SCtZ 0210 Lo res.pdf Systematics and Zoogeography of the Family Neopseustidae with the Proposal of a New Superfamily Lepidoptera Neopseustoidea ref References Reflist Category Neopseustidae Neopseustidae stub vi Apoplania chilensis ... more details
italictitle Taxobox name Drymaeus liliaceus image image caption Drymaeus liliaceus status status system regnum Animalia phylum Mollusca classis Gastropoda unranked superfamilia clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura br clade Panpulmonata br clade Eupulmonata br clade Stylommatophora br informal group Sigmurethra superfamilia Orthalicoidea familia Orthalicidae subfamilia Bulimulinae genus Drymaeus subgenus species D. liliaceus binomial Drymaeus liliaceus binomial authority F russac , 1821 synonyms ref ref name Robinson 2009 Robinson D. G., Hovestadt A., Fields A. & Breure A. S. H. July 2009 . The land Mollusca of Dominica Lesser Antilles , with notes on some enigmatic or rare species . Zoologische Mededelingen 83 http www.zoologischemededelingen.nl 83 nr03 a13 ref synonyms Bulimus Leiostracus liliaceus Drymaeus liliaceus is a species of tropical air breathing land snail , a pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Orthalicidae . References reflist External links Breure A. S. H. 1979 . Systematics, phylogeny and zoogeography of Bulimulinae Mollusca . Zoologische Verhandelingen Leiden 168 1 215, figs 1 182, pls. 1 3, tables 1 5. http www.repository.naturalis.nl document 155330 PDF . Henry Augustus Pilsbry Pilsbry H. A. 1899 . American Bulimulidae North American and Antillean Drymaeus , Leiostracus , Orthalicinae and Amphibuliminae. Manual of Conchology 2 12 i iii, 1 258, pls 1 64. http www.archive.org stream manualofconcholo12tryorich page 11 mode 2up page 10 11 , http www.archive.org stream manualofconcholo12tryorich page n296 mode 1up plate 13 , fig. 90, 91, 92. Category Drymaeus Orthalicidae stub ... more details
italictitle Taxobox fossil range Early Oligocene to Present br fossilrange 40 0 image Sternoptyx diaphana1.jpg image width 220px image caption Diaphanous Hatchetfish S. diaphana domain Eukaryota regnum Animal ia phylum Chordata classis Actinopterygii ordo Stomiiformes familia Sternoptychidae subfamilia Sternoptychinae genus Sternoptyx genus authority Johann Hermann Hermann , 1781 Sternoptyx is an ocean ic ray finned fish genus which belongs in the family biology family Sternoptychidae . This is the type genus of the Sternoptychidae, as well as the marine hatchetfish subfamily Sternoptychinae. Sternoptyx have silvery, high, and laterally compressed bodies and large, non telescopic eyes. ref name Baird Cite journal volume 142 pages 1 128 last Baird first R. C. title The systematics, distribution, and zoogeography of the marine hatchetfishes family Sternoptychidae journal Bulletin of The Museum of Comparative Zoology date 1971 ref They are all relatively small, with even the largest species S. pseudobscura and S. pseudodiaphana not exceeding convert 60 mm standard length . ref name fishbase Species There are currently four recognized species in this genus ref name fishbase FishBase genus genus Sternoptyx month February year 2012 ref Sternoptyx diaphana small Johann Hermann Hermann , 1781 small Diaphanous Hatchetfish Sternoptyx obscura small Samuel Garman Garman , 1899 small Sternoptyx pseudobscura small Ronald Clay Baird R. C. Baird , 1971 small Highlight Hatchetfish Sternoptyx pseudodiaphana small Oksana Dmitrievna Borodulina Borodulina , 1977 small False Oblique Hatchetfish Fossil s of this genus show that they have existed at least since the Early Oligocene , about 30 million years ago . ref aut Sepkoski, Jack 2002 Sternoptyx . In A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletin of American Paleontology 364 560. http strata.geology.wisc.edu jack showgenera.php?taxon 611&rank class HTML database excerpt ref References Reflist Category Sternoptychidae pl Prze re ... more details
other persons Michael Thomas Infobox scientist name Dr. Michael C. Thomas image birth date 1948 birth place nationality United States field Entomology work institutions Florida Department of Agriculture alma mater University of Florida doctoral advisor doctoral students known for His research pertaining to American Beetles prizes Michael C. Thomas born 1948 is an United States American entomology entomologist who is co author of the book series American Beetles . Born in Miami, Florida , Thomas graduated from the University of South Florida in 1970 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in fine arts , followed by a Master of Science degree in Entomology from the University of Florida in 1981. Thomas has also received his Doctor of Philosophy Ph.D. from the University of Florida . From 1986 to 1988, Thomas worked as a Taxonomic Entomologist for the West Virginia Department of Agriculture . Since 1988, Thomas has worked for the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services in Gainesville, Florida Gainesville as a Taxonomic Entomologist, an Entomology Section Administrator, and a Curator of Coleoptera and Orthoptera . His research interests include the biology and systematics of Cucujidae , and the zoogeography of the Coleoptera of Florida. References http www.fsca dpi.org entomologists thomas.htm Bio page at Florida State Collection of Arthropods External links worldcat id lccn n85 222993 Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Thomas, Michael C. ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1948 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Thomas, Michael C. Category 1948 births Category Living people Category People from Miami, Florida Category American entomologists Category Coleopterists Category University of Florida alumni ... more details
Dr William Eagle Clarke Imperial Service Order I.S.O Doctor of Laws LL.D. 16 March 1853 10 May 1938 was a United Kingdom British ornithologist . Clarke was born in Leeds where his father William Clarke was a solicitor and educated at the Grammar School and at Yorkshire College, Leeds where he studied under Professor L C Miall. He was originally a civil engineer and surveyor, but later took up natural history as a profession. He became Curator of Leeds Museum in 1884, moving to the Natural History Department of the Royal Scottish Museum in 1888, where he was Keeper from 1906 to 1921. ref name obit He went on several expeditions including the Rhone Valley, Sclavonia, Hungary and Andorra. He observed that the Rhone Valley was important for migratory birds. He also worked on collections obtained by others and described the Negros Bleeding heart . He was instrumental in recognizing that lighthouses and ships were capable of collecting a great deal of migration information. For his work on bird migration he became the first recipient of the Godman Salvin Medal in 1922. ref name obit cite journal title Obituary. William Eagle Clarke pages 548 551 journal Ibis author Kinnear, NB year 1938 doi 10.1111 j.1474 919X.1938.tb00592.x volume 80 issue 3 ref Bibliography His publications included The Birds of Yorkshire 1907 Bartholomew s Atlas of Zoogeography 1911 Studies in Bird Migration 1912 . Manual of British Birds Third edition, Gurney & Jackson 1927 revisions to the earlier editions by Howard Saunders References reflist DEFAULTSORT Clarke, William Eagle Category 1853 births Category 1938 deaths Category People from Leeds Category British ornithologists UK ornithologist stub eo William Eagle Clarke fr William Eagle Clarke pt William Eagle Clarke fi William Eagle Clarke ... more details
Infobox Journal discipline Zoology cover File Australian Journal of Zoology.jpg website http www.publish.csiro.au nid 90.htm publisher CSIRO Publishing country Australia abbreviation Aust J Zool impact 0.815 impact year 2010 editor Paul Cooper history 1953 present frequency 6 year ISSN 0004 959X eISSN 1446 5698 The Australian Journal of Zoology is a peer review peer reviewed international Academic journal journal that publishes original research and review articles on zoology , with a special focus on Australia n fauna of Australia fauna . It is broad in scope, covering a range of disciplines, including anatomy , physiology , molecular biology , genetics , reproductive biology , developmental biology , parasitology , morphology biology morphology , behaviour , ecology , zoogeography , systematics and evolution . ref name Scope cite web title Australian Journal of Zoology Scope url http www.publish.csiro.au nid 90 aid 578.htm accessdate 2007 05 16 publisher CSIRO Publishing ref First published in 1953, ref name Contents cite web title Australian Journal of Zoology Contents url http www.publish.csiro.au nid 90.htm?nid 91&aid 77 accessdate 2007 05 16 publisher CSIRO Publishing ref there are six issues per year. ref name General Information cite web title Australian Journal of Zoology General Information url http www.publish.csiro.au nid 90 aid 2407.htm accessdate 2007 05 16 publisher CSIRO Publishing ref The editor in chief is Paul Cooper, Australian National University , Canberra . See also List of zoology journals References reflist External links cite web title Australian Journal of Zoology Journal Home url http www.publish.csiro.au nid 90.htm publisher CSIRO Publishing accessdate 2007 05 16 Category Zoology journals Category Science and technology in Australia Category Publications established in 1953 Category CSIRO Publishing academic journals Category English language journals Australia stub biology journal stub ru Australian Journal of Zoology ... more details
Robert Herbert Carcasson 5 December 1918, Cheltenham &ndash 1982 was an England English entomologist who specialised in butterflies . He was Director of the National Museums of Kenya Natural History Museum in Nairobi from 1961&ndash 1968. Works 1961 . The Acraea genus Acraea butterflies of East Africa Lepidoptera, Acraeidae . J.E. Africa Nat. Hist. Soc. Special Supplement No 8 1963 . The Milkweed butterflies of East Africa Lepidoptera, Danaidae . J.E. Africa Nat. Hist. Soc. volume XXIV No.2 106 1964 . A preliminary survey of the zoogeography of African butterflies. East African Wildlife journal 2 122 157. 1968 . The Sphingidae Hawk Moths of Eastern Africa . Ph.D. thesis. pp.233. Nairobi University of East Africa . 1975 . The Papilionidae Swallowtail Butterflies of East Africa Lepidoptera,Papilionidae . Eric William Classey E. W. Classey Ltd. 1976 . Revised catalogue of the African Sphingidae Lepidoptera with descriptions of the East African species . Second edition.Faringdon, Oxen E.W. Classey Ltd. 1980 . Collins Handguide to the butterflies of Africa . HarperCollins Collins London References Vane Wright, R. I. 1983 Carcasson, R. H. Antenna 7 1 Ackery P. R., Smith C. R., and Vane Wright R. I.eds. 1995. Carcasson s African butterflies An Annotated Catalogue of the Papilionidea and Hesperioidea of the Afrotropical Region. Canberra CSIRO. A collated edited and amplified version of Carcasson s manuscripts. Included are species, genus group, species group and infra subspecific names of Afrotropical butterflies and text on hostplants, general reviews of bionomics, biology, biogeography and bibliography. Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Carcasson, Robert Herbert ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 5 December 1918 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1982 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Carcasson, Robert Herbert Category English entomologists Category Lepidopterists Category 1918 births Category 1982 deaths nl Robert Herbert Carcasson ... more details
Infobox scientist name Stanis aw Smreczy ski image Replace this image male.svg image size 150px caption Stanis aw Smreczy ski birth date 1899 birth place death date 1975 death place residence citizenship nationality Poland ethnicity field embryology work institutions Jagiellonian University alma mater doctoral advisor doctoral students known for author abbrev bot author abbrev zoo influences influenced prizes religion footnotes signature Stanis aw Smreczy ski 1899&ndash 1975 was the founding father of the Department of Zoology Systematic zoology and Zoogeography of the Jagiellonian University . He was known for his contributions to contemporary understanding of early embryonic development of amphibians and insects as well as his expertise in Pleistocene and extant weevils Curculionidae . References cite journal quotes yes last Jaglarz first Mariusz K. authorlink year 2008 month title Stanislaw Smreczynski s legacy and the Department of Zoology of the Jagiellonian University of Krakow Poland journal Int. J. Dev. Biol. volume 52 issue 2 3 pages 109 14 publisher location issn pmid 18311698 doi 10.1387 ijdb.072339mj bibcode oclc id url language format accessdate laysummary laysource laydate quote Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Smreczynskis, Stanislaw ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1899 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1975 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Smreczynskis, Stanislaw Category 1899 births Category 1975 deaths Category Polish zoologists Category Jagiellonian University faculty Category Embryologists poland scientist stub zoologist stub pl Stanis aw Smreczy ski junior ... more details
File Otto Stoll.png right thumb Otto Stoll 1849 1922 Otto Stoll December 29, 1849 &ndash August 18, 1922 was a Swiss linguist and ethnologist . Otto Stoll was a professor of ethnology and geography at the University of Zurich who specialized in research of Mayan languages . From 1878 to 1883 he conducted scientific studies in Guatemala , and was the author of several treatises on Guatemala, including important works in the fields on ethnography and ethno linguistic s. Publications Zur Ethnographie der Republik Guatemala Ethnography of the Republic of Guatemala , 1884 Guatemala Reisen und Schilderungen aus den Jahren 1878 1883 Guatemala Travel and Descriptions from the Years 1878 1883 , 1886 Biologia Centrali Americana Arachnida Acaridea , 1886 1893 Die Sprache der Ixil Indianer ein Beitrag zur Ethnologie und Linguistik der Maya V lker The Language of the Ixil people A Contribution to Anthropology and Linguistics of the Mayan peoples , 1887 Die Sprache der Ixil Indianer Nebst einem Anhang Wortverzeichnisse aus dem nordwestlichen Guatemala , 1887 Suggestion und Hypnotismus in der V lkerpsychologie Suggestion and Hypnotism in Ethnic Psychology , 1894 Zur Zoogeographie der landbewohnenden Wirbellosen Zoogeography of Terrestrial Invertebrates , 1897 Das Geschlechtsleben in der V lkerpsychologie , Sex Life in Ethnic Psychology , 1908 Zur Kenntnis des Zauberglaubens der Volksmagie und Volksmedizin in der Schweiz Information concerning the Fascination with Folk Magic and Folk medicine Medicine in Switzerland , 1909 References This article is based on a translation of an article from the German Wikipedia. External links worldcat id lccn no98 130827 Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Stoll, Otto ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH December 29, 1849 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH August 18, 1922 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Stoll, Otto Category Ethnographers Category Ethnologists Category University of Zurich faculty Category Swiss anthropologists Ca ... more details
Taxobox image regnum Animal ia phylum Mollusca classis Bivalvia ordo Praecardioida familia Antipleuridae genus Hercynella genus authority Kayser, 1878 subdivision ranks Speciea subdivision Hercynella is a genus of fossil bivalve s of late Silurian or more commonly Early Devonian age, found in Europe, North America, western Asia, North Africa and Australia. The name was also invalidly applied to a genus of moths now known as Tulaya . Species were originally thought to be Patellogastropoda patellid gastropod s and it was not until 1950 that H. & G. Termier realised that they were bivalves. Prantl 1959 showed that both left and right valves could occur in two forms, which had in the past led to palaeontologists erecting two species where there was only one. The best review of the genus is Forney et al. 1981 . References H. & G. Termier 1950 On the systematic position of the genus Hercynella Kayser. Proceedings of the Malacological Society London 28 4 5 156 162. F. Prantl 1959 . Die systematische Stellung der Gattung Hercynella Kayser Pelecypoda . Pal ontologische Zeitschrift Volume 34, Number 2, 150 153. Forney, G.G., Boucot, A.J., and Rohr, D.M. 1981 Silurian and Lower Devonian zoogeography of selected molluscan genera, in Gray, Jane, Boucot, A.J., and Berry, W.B.N., eds., Communities of the past . Stroudsberg, Penn., Hutchinson Ross, p. 119 164. Category Prehistoric bivalves Category Silurian animals Category Devonian animals Category Prehistoric animals of Africa Category Prehistoric animals of Australia Category Prehistoric animals of Europe Category Prehistoric animals of North America paleo mollusc stub ... more details
Taxobox image Liguus fasciatus.jpg image caption Liguus fasciatus regnum Animal ia phylum Mollusca classis Gastropoda unranked superfamilia clade Heterobranchia br clade Euthyneura br clade Panpulmonata br clade Eupulmonata br clade Stylommatophora br informal group Sigmurethra superfamilia Orthalicoidea familia Orthalicidae subfamilia Orthalicinae genus Liguus subgenus species L. fasciatus binomial Liguus fasciatus binomial authority M ller, 1774 synonyms Liguus fasciatus is a species of air breathing land snail , a tree snail, a terrestrial animal terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Orthalicidae . Distribution This species occurs in Florida and Cuba . Subspecies Image LiguusFasciatusFLSubsp.jpg thumb center 700px The shells of subspecies of Liguus fasciatus from Pilsbry, 1912 ref name Pilsbry1912 Henry Augustus Pilsbry Pilsbry, H. A. , 1912. A study of the variation and zoogeography of Liguus in Florida. J. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, vol. 15 2nd ser. 429 471. ref , left to right Liguus fasciatus castaneozonatus, L. f. elliottensis, L. f. graphicus, L. f. lossmanicus, L. f. matecumbensis, L. f. septentrionalis, L. f. solidus, and L. f. testudineus . References reflist Further reading Bennetts, R. E., D. Jansen, and S. A. Sparks. 2000. Factors influencing movement probabilities of Florida tree snails Liguus fasciatus in Big Cypress National Preserve following Hurricane Andrew. Malacologia 42 31 37. Bennetts, R. E., S. A. Sparks, and D. Jansen. 2000. Host tree selection by Florida tree snails Liguus faciatus in Big Cypress National Preserve. Nautilus 114 112 116. External links http fl.biology.usgs.gov sofla Tree Snail tree snail.html The Florida Tree Snail Liguus fasciatus http www.archive.org stream inlowerfloridawi00simpiala page n5 mode 2up photo of shells of Liguus fasciatus Category Orthalicidae Orthalicidae stub ... more details
Taxobox name Hyriidae image Diplodon Diplodon granosus granosus 004.jpg image caption External view of two valve mollusc valves of Diplodon granosus regnum Animal ia phylum Mollusca classis Bivalvia subclassis Paleoheterodonta ordo Unionoida familia Hyriidae Swainson, 1840 subdivision ranks Genus Genera subdivision See text Hyriidae is a taxonomic family of pearly freshwater mussels, aquatic animal aquatic bivalve mollusk s in the order Unionoida . This family is native to South America , Australia , New Zealand and New Guinea . ref name CompBiv cite book author Huber, Markus year 2010 title Compendium of Bivalves. A Full color Guide to 3 300 of the World s Marine Bivalves. A Status on Bivalvia after 250 Years of Research publisher ConchBooks location Hackenheim pages 901 pp. CD isbn 978 3 939767 28 2 ref Like all members of that order, they go through a larva l stage that is parasitic on fish see glochidium . The classification recognized by Banarescu 1990 ref Banarescu, P. 1990. Zoogeography of fresh waters v.3 Distribution and dispersal of freshwater animals in Africa , Pacific areas and South America . AULA Verlag, Weisbaden. ref uses three subfamilies. This family contains eighteen genera . Subfamilies and genera Hyriinae Genera within the subfamily Hyriinae, from South America, include Prisodon Paxyodon Triplodon Castalia genus Castalia Castalina Castaliella Callonaia Diplodon Chevronaias Cucumerunioninae Genera within the subfamily Cucumerunioninae, from Australia, include Hyridella Cucumerunio Virgus Velesunioninae Genera within the subfamily Velesunioninae, from Australia, include from Australasia Westralunio Velesunio Alathyria Microdonta Haasodonta Lortiella References Reflist commonscat Hyriidae Category Hyriidae Hyriidae ... more details
italics title Taxobox name Lovely Hatchetfish image ArgyropelecusAculeatus.jpg image width 240px regnum Animal ia phylum Chordata classis Actinopterygii ordo Stomiiformes familia Sternoptychidae subfamilia Sternoptychinae genus Argyropelecus species A. aculeatus binomial Argyropelecus aculeatus binomial authority Achille Valenciennes Valenciennes , 1850 The Lovely Hatchetfish or Atlantic Silver Hatchetfish Argyropelecus aculeatus is a species of fish in the Sternoptychidae family. It may exceed convert 70 mm standard length SL . It lives in the mesopelagic zone of all oceans and performs diel vertical migration . ref name Baird Cite journal volume 142 pages 1 128 last Baird first R. C. title The systematics, distribution, and zoogeography of the marine hatchetfishes family Sternoptychidae journal Bulletin of The Museum of Comparative Zoology date 1971 ref A. aculeatus feeds on a large range of prey items in the Gulf of Mexico ostracod s and copepod s dominated the diet of small individuals 30 mm SL and euphasiid s, mollusc s, and fish the diet of larger ones. ref Cite journal volume 36 issue 2 pages 260 277 last Hopkins first Thomas L. coauthors Ronald C. Baird title Feeding ecology of four hatchetfishes Sternoptychidae in the eastern Gulf of Mexico journal Bulletin of Marine Science date 1985 ref References Reflist Clear DEFAULTSORT Argyropelecus Aculeatus Category Sternoptychidae Category Animals described in 1850 Stomiiformes stub ca Argyropelecus aculeatus fr Hache d argent pines nl Argyropelecus aculeatus zh ... more details
Taxobox name Amphicynodon image image caption fossil range Fossil range Oligocene regnum Animal ia phylum Chordata classis Mammalia ordo Carnivora subordo Caniformia superfamilia Arctoidea familia Ursoidae subfamilia tribus genus Amphicynodon genus authority species Filhol 1881 species authority subdivision ranks subdivision Amphicynodon is an extinct genus of mammal of the Taxonomic rank superfamily Ursoidea , endemic to Europe and Asia during the Oligocene , living from 33.9 28.4 Mya unit Mya , existing for approximately Mya 33.9 28.4 million years . Amphicynodon is a small basal phylogenetics basal member of Ursoidae similar to early Mustelid s in both size and existence. Taxonomy Amphicynodon was named by Filhol 1881 . It was assigned to Phocoidea by McKenna and Bell 1997 then to Ursidae by Filhol 1881 and Hunt 1998 and to Ursoidea by Wang et al. 2005 . ref M. C. McKenna and S. K. Bell. 1997. Classification of Mammals Above the Species Level 1 640 ref ref http digitallibrary.amnh.org dspace handle 2246 5674 X. Wang, M. C. McKenna, and D. Dashzeveg. 2005. Amphicticeps and Amphicynodon Arctoidea, Carnivora from Hsanda Gol Formation, Central Mongolia and phylogeny of basal arctoids with comments on zoogeography. American Museum Novitates 3483 1 57 ref Fossil distribution Sites and specimen ages Ulaan Khongil, Mongolia 33.9 28.4 Mya. Ronzon site, Auvergne region Auvergne France 33.9 28.4 Mya. ref http paleodb.org cgi bin bridge.pl?action basicCollectionSearch&collection list 31767 Paleobiolgy database Ronzon collection ref References small Rose, Kenneth David, The beginning of the age of mammals,The Johns Hopkins University Press September 26, 2006 small reflist Category Bears Category Oligocene mammals Category Oligocene extinctions Category Prehistoric animals of Europe Category Prehistoric animals of Asia paleo carnivora stub ... more details
italictitle Taxobox name Drymaeus multifasciatus image image caption Drymaeus multifasciatus status status system regnum Animalia phylum Mollusca classis Gastropoda unranked superfamilia clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura br clade Panpulmonata br clade Eupulmonata br clade Stylommatophora br informal group Sigmurethra superfamilia Orthalicoidea familia Orthalicidae subfamilia Bulimulinae genus Drymaeus subgenus species D. multifasciatus binomial Drymaeus multifasciatus binomial authority Jean Baptiste Lamarck Lamarck , 1822 synonyms ref ref name Robinson 2009 Robinson D. G., Hovestadt A., Fields A. & Breure A. S. H. July 2009 . The land Mollusca of Dominica Lesser Antilles , with notes on some enigmatic or rare species . Zoologische Mededelingen 83 http www.zoologischemededelingen.nl 83 nr03 a13 ref synonyms Bulimus multifasciatus Lamarck Bulimus Leiostracus multifasciatus Drymaeus multifasciatus is a species of tropical air breathing land snail , a pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Orthalicidae . References reflist External links Breure A. S. H. 1979 . Systematics, phylogeny and zoogeography of Bulimulinae Mollusca . Zoologische Verhandelingen Leiden 168 1 215, figs 1 182, pls. 1 3, tables 1 5. http www.repository.naturalis.nl document 155330 PDF . Henry Augustus Pilsbry Pilsbry H. A. 1899 . American Bulimulidae North American and Antillean Drymaeus , Leiostracus , Orthalicinae and Amphibuliminae. Manual of Conchology 2 12 i iii, 1 258, pls 1 64. http www.archive.org stream manualofconcholo12tryorich page 14 mode 2up page 14 , http www.archive.org stream manualofconcholo12tryorich page n296 mode 1up pl. 13 , fig. 93, 95, 96, 97. Category Drymaeus Orthalicidae stub ... more details
italictitle Taxobox name Paraplesiops image Paraplesiops bleekeri.jpg image caption Paraplesiops bleekeri regnum Animalia phylum Chordata classis Actinopterygii ordo Perciformes familia Plesiopidae genus Paraplesiops genus authority Pieter Bleeker Bleeker , 1875 synonyms Bleeckeria small Castelnau, 1873 small Ruppelia small Castelnau, 1873 small Acanthogonia small Ogilby, 1918 small Paraplesiops is a genus containing five largely Allopatric speciation allopatric species of fish es in the longfin, or roundhead, family Plesiopidae , commonly known as blue devils, bluedevils or blue devilfish because of their colouration. The genus is most similar to the tropical genera Plesiops and Fraudella . It is restricted to subtropical and temperate rocky and coral reefs in Australia n waters. Its species are mostly cryptic, occurring in submarine caves, crevices and under rocky ledges. ref name ram cite journal author Hoese, Douglass F. & Kuiter, Rudie H. year 1984 title A revision of the Australian plesiopid fish genus Paraplesiops , with notes on other Australian genera. journal Records of the Australian Museum volume 36 issue 1 pages 7 18 url http australianmuseum.net.au Uploads Journals 17631 322 complete.pdf doi 10.3853 j.0067 1975.36.1984.322 ref Species Paraplesiops poweri small James Douglas Ogilby Ogilby , 1908 small , Northern Blue Devil ref name ram Paraplesiops bleekeri small Albert G nther G nther , 1861 small , Eastern Blue Devil ref name ram Paraplesiops meleagris small Wilhelm Peters Peters , 1869 small , Southern Blue Devil ref name ram Paraplesiops alisonae small Hoese and Rudie Kuiter Kuiter , 1984 small , Alison s Blue Devil ref name ram Paraplesiops sinclairi small Hutchins, 1987 small , Western Blue Devil ref cite journal author Hutchins, J.B. year 1987 title Description of a new plesiopid fish from south western Australia, with a discussion of zoogeography of Paraplesiops . journal Records of the Western Australian Museum volume 13 issue 2 pages 231 240 u ... more details
Taxobox name image Stomias affinis.jpg image width image caption Gunther s Boafish S. affinis image2 Stomias boa par Zugmayer .jpg image2 width image2 caption Boa Dragonfish S. boa boa regnum Animalia phylum Chordata classis Actinopterygii ordo Stomiiformes familia Stomiidae genus Stomias genus authority Georges Cuvier G. Cuvier , 1816 Stomias is a genus of barbeled dragonfish es. They live in the mesopelagic zone of all oceans and show diel vertical migration and sexual dimorphism males are smaller, have larger eyes and larger postorbital photophore s than females. ref Cite journal volume 31 pages 1 25 last Gibbs first Robert H. title Taxonomy, sexual dimorphism, vertical distribution, and evolutionary zoogeography of the bathypelagic fish genus Stomias Stomiatidae journal Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology date 1969 url http hdl.handle.net 10088 5259 ref Image Stneb u0.jpg thumb Alcock s Boafish, S. nebulosus Species There are currently nine recognized species in this genus ref FishBase genus genus Stomias month February year 2012 ref Stomias affinis small Albert G nther G nther , 1887 small G nther s boafish Stomias atriventer small Samuel Garman Garman , 1899 small Black belly dragonfish Stomias boa small A. Risso, 1810 small Stomias boa boa small Antoine Risso A. Risso , 1810 small Boa dragonfish Stomias boa colubrinus small Samuel Garman Garman , 1899 small Stomias boa ferox small Johan Reinhardt J. C. H. Reinhardt , 1842 small Stomias brevibarbatus small Vilhelm Ege Ege , 1918 small Stomias danae small Vilhelm Ege Ege , 1933 small Stomias gracilis small Samuel Garman Garman , 1899 small Stomias lampropeltis small Robert Henry Gibbs Gibbs , 1969 small Stomias longibarbatus small August Bernhard Brauer Brauer , 1902 small Longbarb scaly dragonfish Stomias nebulosus small Alfred William Alcock Alcock , 1889 small Alcock s boafish References reflist Category Stomiidae Stomiiformes stub de Schuppendrachenfische es Stomias nl Stomias ... more details
File Ringuelet 1957.jpg thumb 250px Ra l A. Ringuelet 1957 Ra l Adolfo Ringuelet Ph.D. September 10, 1914 April 29, 1982 was an Argentine zoologist . Dr. Ringuelet published more than 100 scientific papers on the Ecology , Limnology , Biogeography , and Conservation movement Conservation of South America n freshwaters, and was a mentor to a whole generation of Argentine biologists. ref http www.losquesevan.com palabras de antano raul a. ringuelet.702c Palabras de anta o Ra l A. Ringuelet ref Dr. Ringuelet s research interests were exceptionally broad, including numerous studies of leeches Hirudinea , harvestmen spiders Opiliones , crustaceans , chironomid flies and Neotropical fishes . The UNLP http www.ilpla.edu.ar ilpla Instituto de Limnolog a Dr. Ra l A. Ringuelet is named in his honor. Ra l Ringuelet was born in La Plata , September 10, 1914, and graduated in 1939 with a Doctor of Natural Sciences at the Institute of Museum, Universidad Nacional de La Plata http www.unlp.edu.ar UNLP . ref http www.efn.uncor.edu dep divbioeco DivAni1 aracnol ringuelet.html Luis E. Acosta. Notas biogr ficas de aracn logos argentinos ref Ringuelet published his first scientific work in 1936. Ringuelet went on to publish 17 works of Arachnology , with one relating to the Order Scorpiones and the others to the Order Opiliones, 44 papers on the Hirudinea leeches , 24 on various crustaceans , and 14 specifically on Biogeography . Ringuelet held several professorships at the Universidad Nacional de La Plata Adjunct professor of general Zoology 1944 1948 , Acting Professor 1946 1947 and Head 1947 1955 Invertebrate Zoology, Professor Acting Zoogeography 1958 , Vertebrate Zoology Professor 1957 1966 , Professor of Ecology and Zoogeography 1960, per vitam in 1972 and Professor of Limnology 1969 1978 . He was also Professor of Systematic Zoology in the Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Buenos Aires 1956 1964 . In recognition of his career, the National University of La Plata was app ... more details
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