Ludwig Karl Georg Pfeiffer
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Kassel
Kassel is a town located on the Fulda River in northern Hesse, Germany. It is the administrative seat of the Kassel Regierungsbezirk and the Kreis of the same name and has approximately 195,000 inhabitants.- History :...
- 2 October 1877, Kassel) was a German
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physician
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, botanist and conchologist.
Biography
He received his education in Kassel, and became professor of pathology there in 1828. He served as surgeon-major in Kracow during the Polish rebellion of 1831November Uprising
The November Uprising , Polish–Russian War 1830–31 also known as the Cadet Revolution, was an armed rebellion in the heartland of partitioned Poland against the Russian Empire. The uprising began on 29 November 1830 in Warsaw when the young Polish officers from the local Army of the Congress...
, traveled afterward through Europe
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for the interest of science, and was given in 1839 by the Bavaria
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n government a mission to study the natural history
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of the West Indies. He remained for more than two years in Cuba
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, then visited most of the West Indian islands. On his return to Europe, he published Monographia Heliceorum viventium (4 vols., Leipzig, 1847-48; supplement, 1853); Symbola ad historiam heliceorum (3 vols., Cassel, 1851-56); and other works.
Marine life named by Pfeiffer
He named more than 20 new genera and species, some of which have become synonyms:- Buccinum pusillum Pfeiffer, 1840 is a synonym of Astyris lunataAstyris lunataAstyris lunata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails....
(Say, 1826) - Cerithium martinianum Pfeiffer, 1840 is a synonym of Rhinoclavis (Rhinoclavis) fasciataRhinoclavis fasciataRhinoclavis fasciata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiidae.-External links:...
(Bruguière, 1792) - Cerithium pallidum Pfeiffer, 1840 is a synonym of Bittiolum variumBittiolum variumBittiolum varium, common name the grass cerith, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiidae....
(Pfeiffer, 1840) - Cerithium varium Pfeiffer, 1840 is a synonym of Bittiolum variumBittiolum variumBittiolum varium, common name the grass cerith, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiidae....
(Pfeiffer, 1840) - Glugea cladocera Pfeiffer
- Marginella pellucida Pfeiffer, 1840 is a synonym of Prunum pellucidum (Pfeiffer, 1840)
- Melampus cristatus Pfeiffer, 1854
- Melampus floridanus Pfeiffer, 1856
- Murex martinianus Pfeiffer, 1840 is a synonym of Pterynotus alatusPterynotus alatusPterynotus alatus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....
(Röding, 1798) - Natica lividaNatica lividaNatica livida is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon snails....
Pfeiffer, 1840 - Nucula hartvigianaNucula hartvigianaNucula hartvigiana is a saltwater nut clam, a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Nuculidae.-References:* Miller M & Batt G, Reef and Beach Life of New Zealand, William Collins Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1973...
Pfeiffer in Dohrn, 1864 - OmphalotropisOmphalotropisOmphalotropis is a genus of minute salt marsh snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the family Assimineidae.-Species:Species within the genus Omphalotropis include:* Omphalotropis albocarinata...
Pfeiffer, 1851 - Omphalotropis guamensisOmphalotropis guamensisOmphalotropis guamensis is a species of minute salt marsh snail with an operculum, an terrestrial gastropod mollusk, or micromollusk, in the family Assimineidae. This species is endemic to Guam.-References:...
Pfeiffer, 1857 - Omphalotropis plicosaOmphalotropis plicosaOmphalotropis plicosa is a species of minute salt marsh snail with an operculum, an terrestrial gastropod mollusk, or micromollusk, in the family Assimineidae. This species is endemic to Mauritius....
Pfeiffer, 1852 - PaludinellaPaludinellaPaludinella is a genus of minute salt marsh snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks or micromollusks, in the family Assimineidae.-Species:The genus Paludinella contains the following species:* Paludinella conica...
Pfeiffer, 1841 - PhysellaPhysellaPhysella is a genus of small, left-handed or sinistral, air-breathing freshwater snails, aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Physidae.These snails eat algae, diatoms and other detritus.-Shell description:...
Pfeiffer, 1861 - Sculptaria Pfeiffer, 1855
- Sunetta (Sunettina) Pfeiffer, 1869
- Sunettina Pfeiffer, 1869
- Terebra maculosa Pfeiffer, 1840 is a synonym of Acus maculatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Truncatella californica Pfeiffer, 1857
- Truncatella ceylanica Pfeiffer, 1857
- Truncatella pulchella Pfeiffer, 1839
- Venus puella Pfeiffer in Philippi, 1846 is a synonym of Anomalocardia puella (Pfeiffer in Philippi, 1846)
Marine life named after Pfeiffer
In the course of time, 24 marine species have been named after Pfeiffer with the epithets pfeifferi, pfeifferae, pfeifferianus and pfeifferianum, many of which have become synonyms:- Asperiscala pfeifferi (de Boury, 1913) is a synonym of Epitonium candeanum (d’Orbigny, 1842)
- Astarte pfeifferi Philippi, 1849 is a synonym of Crassinella lunulataCrassinella lunulataCrassinella lunulata, or the lunate crassinella, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Crassatellidae. It can be found along the Atlantic coast of North America, ranging from Massachusetts to Texas....
(Conrad, 1834) - Azorica pfeifferae Carter, 1876 is a synonym of Leiodermatium pfeifferae (Carter, 1876)
- Cerithium (Proclava) pfeifferi (Dunker, 1882) is a synonym of Rhinoclavis (Proclava) sordidulaRhinoclavis sordidulaRhinoclavis sordidula is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiidae....
(Gould, 1849) - Clava pfeifferi (Dunker, 1882) is a synonym of Rhinoclavis (Proclava) sordidulaRhinoclavis sordidulaRhinoclavis sordidula is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiidae....
(Gould, 1849) - Clava turritum var. pfeifferi (Dunker, 1882) is a synonym of Rhinoclavis (Proclava) sordidulaRhinoclavis sordidulaRhinoclavis sordidula is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiidae....
(Gould, 1849) - Cymatium pfeifferianumCymatium pfeifferianumCymatium pfeifferianum is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ranellidae, the triton snails, triton shells or tritons....
(Reeve, 1844) - Engraulis pfeifferi Bleeker, 1852 is a synonym of Setipinna breviceps (Cantor, 1849)
- Eutritonium pfeifferianum Reeve is a synonym of Cymatium pfeifferianumCymatium pfeifferianumCymatium pfeifferianum is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ranellidae, the triton snails, triton shells or tritons....
(Reeve, 1844) - Fusus pfeifferi Philippi, 1846 is a synonym of Pseudolatirus pfeifferiPseudolatirus pfeifferiPseudolatirus pfeifferi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies....
(Philippi, 1846) - Gibberula pfeifferiGibberula pfeifferiGibberula pfeifferi is a species of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Cystiscidae....
Faber, 2004 - Laimodonta pfeifferi Dunker in Pfeiffer, 1860 is a synonym of Allochroa layardi (H. Adams & A. Adams, 1855)
- Leiodermatium pfeifferae (Carter, 1876)
- Nassarius pfeifferiNassarius pfeifferiNassarius pfeifferi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.-Distribution:This species is distributed in the Atlantic Ocean along Spain, Portugal and Mauritania.-References:...
(Philippi, 1844) - Polynemus pfeifferi Bleeker, 1853 is a synonym of Filimanus xanthonema (Valenciennes, 1831)
- Pseudolatirus pfeifferiPseudolatirus pfeifferiPseudolatirus pfeifferi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies....
(Philippi, 1846) - Reticutriton pfeifferianusReticutriton pfeifferianusReticutriton pfeifferianus is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ranellidae, the triton snails, triton shells or tritons....
(Reeve, 1844) - Sargassum obovatum var. pfeifferae (Grunow) Grunow, 1915
- Sargassum pfeifferae Grunow, 1874 is a synonym of Sargassum obovatum var. pfeifferae (Grunow) Grunow, 1915
- Sodaliscala pfeifferi de Boury, 1913 is a synonym of Epitonium candeanum (d’Orbigny, 1842)
- Solen pfeifferi Dunker, 1862
- Tichogonia pfeifferi Dunker, 1853 is a synonym of Mytilopsis sallei (Récluz, 1849)
- Triton pfeifferianus Reeve, 1844 is a synonym of Reticutriton pfeifferianusReticutriton pfeifferianusReticutriton pfeifferianus is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ranellidae, the triton snails, triton shells or tritons....
(Reeve, 1844) - Vertagus pfeifferi Dunker, 1882 is a synonym of Rhinoclavis (Proclava) sordidulaRhinoclavis sordidulaRhinoclavis sordidula is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiidae....
(Gould, 1849)
External links
- Amédée Dechambre (1887). Dictionnaire encyclopédique des sciences médicales. G. Masson (Paris).
- books by Ludwig Karl Georg Pfeiffer at Internet ArchiveInternet ArchiveThe Internet Archive is a non-profit digital library with the stated mission of "universal access to all knowledge". It offers permanent storage and access to collections of digitized materials, including websites, music, moving images, and nearly 3 million public domain books. The Internet Archive...