Constant A. Récluz

Constant A. Récluz (1797–1873) was a French malacologist.[1]

He worked as a pharmacist in Vaugirard; as an amateur malacologist, he specialized in the family Neritidae, of which he described approximately 200 species. Much of his conchology collection was acquired by Jules Paul Benjamin Delessert.[2]

In 1853 Sauveur Abel Aubert Petit de la Saussaye named the sea snail genus Recluzia in his honour. He also has several species named after him; examples being Conus recluzianus, Polinices reclusianus and Paramya recluzi.[3]

Works

References

  1. Coan E. V., Kabat A. R. & Petit R. E. (15 February 2009). 2,400 years of malacology, 6th ed., 830 pp. & 32 pp. [Annex of Collations]. American Malacological Society.
  2. "Conus" of the Southeastern United States and Caribbean by Alan J. Kohn
  3. Petymol Biographical Etymology of Marine Organism Names. Q & R
  4. WorldCat Search published works


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