Pierre Marie Arthur Morelet (26 August 1809 – 9 October 1892) was a French naturalist, born in Lays, Doubs. He was a member of the commission to Algeria, primarily as a natural artist, drawing any natural findings. He collected specimens in the Canary Islands, Guatemala and Mexico.
He 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
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 CrocodileBeolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M. 2011. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . ("Morelet", pp. 182-183). Mesaspis moreletii (Bocourt, 1871) – Morelet's alligator lizard Ommatoiulus moreletii (Lucas, 1860) – Portuguese millipede Sporophila morelleti (Bonaparte, 1850) – Morelet's seedeater"Fifty-ninth Supplement to the American Ornithological Society's Check-list of North American Birds", The Auk 135: 798-813, at p. 809. . For a full taxonomic history of this species with copious references, see R. Wright, "Sharpe's Pygmy Finch", Birding New Jersey, June 22, 2018.
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
Bibliography Morelet A. (1845). Description des mollusques terrestres et fluviatiles du Portugal. pp. [1–3], I–VII, 1–116, Pl. I–XIV. Paris. (Bailliere). scan Morelet A. (1860). Iles Açores. Notice sur l'histoire naturelle des Açores suivie d'une description des mollusques terrestres de cet archipel. scan
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