Georg Johann Pfeffer
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Georg Johann Pfeffer was a German
zoologist, primarily a malacologist, a scientist who studied mollusks.
Pfeffer was born in Berlin
. In 1887 he became curator of the Natural History Museum of Hamburg (Naturhistorisches Museum zu Hamburg), which was established in 1843 and destroyed during World War II. Pfeffer's published writings were mainly about cephalopod
s.
The World Register of Marine Species
database lists 133 marine taxa named by Pfeffer
When Pfeffer's name is listed as an authority for a taxon
such as the land snail
genus Lamellaxis Strebel & Pfeffer, 1882, his name is not simply an orthographic
error for the more commonly encountered molluscan authority Pfeiffer, i.e. Ludwig Karl Georg Pfeiffer
, who lived 50 years earlier, from 1805 to 1877.
Germany
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zoologist, primarily a malacologist, a scientist who studied mollusks.
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
. In 1887 he became curator of the Natural History Museum of Hamburg (Naturhistorisches Museum zu Hamburg), which was established in 1843 and destroyed during World War II. Pfeffer's published writings were mainly about cephalopod
Cephalopod
A cephalopod is any member of the molluscan class Cephalopoda . These exclusively marine animals are characterized by bilateral body symmetry, a prominent head, and a set of arms or tentacles modified from the primitive molluscan foot...
s.
The World Register of Marine Species
World Register of Marine Species
The World Register of Marine Species is a database that hopes to provide an authoritative and comprehensive list of names of marine organisms. The content of the registry is edited and maintained by scientific specialists on each group of organism. These taxonomists control the quality of the...
database lists 133 marine taxa named by Pfeffer
When Pfeffer's name is listed as an authority for a taxon
Taxon
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such as the land snail
Snail
Snail is a common name applied to most of the members of the molluscan class Gastropoda that have coiled shells in the adult stage. When the word is used in its most general sense, it includes sea snails, land snails and freshwater snails. The word snail without any qualifier is however more often...
genus Lamellaxis Strebel & Pfeffer, 1882, his name is not simply an orthographic
Orthographic
Orthographic may refer to:* Orthographic projection** Orthographic projection ** Orthographic projection * Orthography...
error for the more commonly encountered molluscan authority Pfeiffer, i.e. Ludwig Karl Georg Pfeiffer
Ludwig Karl Georg Pfeiffer
Ludwig Karl Georg Pfeiffer, also known as Louis Pfeiffer was a German physician, botanist and conchologist.-Biography:He received his education in Kassel, and became professor of pathology there in 1828...
, who lived 50 years earlier, from 1805 to 1877.
External links
- works by Georg Johann Pfeffer 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...
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