Louis Charles Kiener

Louis Charles Kiener (31 July 1799 – 24 July 1881) was a French malacologist born in Paris.

"Kiener" redirects here. For the Swiss ice hockey player, see René Kiener. For the American film director and screenwriter, see Paul Kiener.

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:

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
  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. petymol Archived 2012-02-28 at the Wayback Machine (list of species)


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