Jacques Draparnaud
| Jacques Philippe Raymond Draparnaud | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1772-06-03)3 June 1772
Montpelier, France |
| Died | 4 February 1804(1804-02-04) (aged 31)
Montpelier, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Fields | malacology |
| Author abbrev. (zoology) | Draparnaud |
Jacques Philippe Raymond Draparnaud (3 June 1772, Montpellier – 2 February 1804) was a French naturalist, malacologist and botanist.
Draparnaud is considered the father of malacology in France.
He was professor of medicine and pathology at the Faculté de Médecine de Montpellier.
Draparnaud understood the breadth of the fauna he studied, as can be seen in a quote from him, in Histoire Naturelle des Mollusques, published in 1805:
Translation:
Taxa
Draparnaud named ("described") a large number of new taxa of molluscs, including for example:
- Arion subfuscus (Draparnaud, 1805), a land slug
- Bulimulus lineatus (Draparnaud, 1805), a tropical land snail
- Myosotella myosotis (Draparnaud, 1801), a saltmarsh snail
In addition, many other taxa of molluscs were named by others in honor of him, including:
- Draparnaudiidae, a family of land snails
- Draparnaudia, a genus of land snails
- Oxychilus draparnaudi, a species of land snail
Credits to the contents of this page go to the authors of the corresponding Wikipedia page: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques Draparnaud.