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:

Lophotriorchis kienerii (G. de Sparre, 1835)
Murexsul kieneri (Reeve, 1845)
Thais kieneri (Deshayes, 1844)
Cypraea kieneri (Kiener's cowry) (Hidalgo, 1906).[3]

Bibliography

Kiener L. C. (1839). Genre Pleurotome. (Pleurotoma, Lam.). In: “Spécies Général et Iconographie des Coquilles Vivantes 5”. J. B. Baillière. Paris. pp. 17–84.

References

"Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-02-24. Retrieved 2012-03-07.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Kiener's Coquilles
Biodiversity Heritage Library
petymol Archived 2012-02-28 at the Wayback Machine (list of species)

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[1] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-02-24. Retrieved 2012-03-07.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Kiener's Coquilles

[2] Biodiversity Heritage Library

[3] tymol Archived 2012-02-28 at the Wayback Machine (list of species)