The molluscan species (Gastropoda; Bivalvia) described by Albert Mousson (1805–1890) and his collection in Zurich

Neubert, Eike; Gosteli, Margret; Bank, Ruud A. (2023). The molluscan species (Gastropoda; Bivalvia) described by Albert Mousson (1805–1890) and his collection in Zurich. Vita Malacologia, 21, pp. 1-165.

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The Swiss Albert Mousson (1805–1890) was not only an eminent
professor in Experimental Physics, but also a famous
naturalist, with a focus on land– and freshwater molluscs. He
published a series of papers on molluscs between 1847–1888.
The geographical scope was world–wide, with special attention
given to Java (1849–1850), the Caucasus/Middle East
(1859–1876), the tropical Pacific Islands (1865–1873), and the
Canary Islands (1872). He was one of the first investigators on
the malacofauna of these regions, and because of these pioneering
efforts he was able to describe a significant number
of new taxa, which today are affiliated to 82 families. He was
far ahead of his time in terms of speciation concepts and geographic
documentation. Almost all his material was obtained
from the collecting efforts of others. Happily, the collection
of Mousson largely remained intact over time, and is in the
possession of the Zoological Museum of the University of
Zurich. We present a complete list of the malacological papers
of Mousson, give brief biographic notes on the people who
provided him with material, list the genus group names introduced
by Mousson, and provide a list of eponyms dedicated
to Mousson. The main part of the paper concerns a catalogue
containing all species-group taxa described by Mousson. All
taxa are provided with the primary reference, the type locality,
the type specimens, and the latest information on their taxonomic
position. Of the 700 new species-group names introduced
by Mousson, type specimens of 624 could be found
back in his collection in Zurich or that of the collection of the
Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle in Paris. They are presented
in 69 colour plates with almost 1.500 photos often showing
several shell details.

Item Type:	Journal Article (Original Article)
Division/Institute:	08 Faculty of Science > Department of Biology > Institute of Ecology and Evolution (IEE) 08 Faculty of Science > Department of Biology > Institute of Ecology and Evolution (IEE) > Terrestrial Ecology
UniBE Contributor:	Neubert, Eike
Subjects:	500 Science > 570 Life sciences; biology 500 Science > 590 Animals (Zoology) 500 Science > 580 Plants (Botany)
ISSN:	1572-6371
Language:	English
Submitter:	Eike Neubert
Date Deposited:	16 Jun 2023 11:06
Last Modified:	16 Jun 2023 11:06
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Mousson, Zurich, bibliography, type catalogue, Mollusca
URI:	https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/183439