Paul Maurice Pallary
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Paul Maurice Pallary was a French-Algerian malacologist.
His pioneering research on molluscs was mainly concentrated in the western part of the Mediterranean Sea
and in the Middle East
. He was a prolific writer on malacofauna. But his interests also extended to other fields of zoology
, geology
and in the particular the prehistory
of Northern Africa. He became known as the "Dean of North African Prehistory". In 1892 he discovered, together with François Doumergue, several paleolithic
and neolithic
caves at Cuartel and Kouchet El Djir.
He named more than 100 mollusc species and even a few genera (Adansonia
Pallary, 1902; Corbula
(Physoida) Pallary, 1900; Orania
Pallary, 1900)
Ten species have been named in his honour, some of which have become synonyms:
His pioneering research on molluscs was mainly concentrated in the western part of the Mediterranean Sea
Mediterranean Sea
The Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean surrounded by the Mediterranean region and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Anatolia and Europe, on the south by North Africa, and on the east by the Levant...
and in the Middle East
Middle East
The Middle East is a region that encompasses Western Asia and Northern Africa. It is often used as a synonym for Near East, in opposition to Far East...
. He was a prolific writer on malacofauna. But his interests also extended to other fields of zoology
Zoology
Zoology |zoölogy]]), is the branch of biology that relates to the animal kingdom, including the structure, embryology, evolution, classification, habits, and distribution of all animals, both living and extinct...
, geology
Geology
Geology is the science comprising the study of solid Earth, the rocks of which it is composed, and the processes by which it evolves. Geology gives insight into the history of the Earth, as it provides the primary evidence for plate tectonics, the evolutionary history of life, and past climates...
and in the particular the prehistory
Prehistory
Prehistory is the span of time before recorded history. Prehistory can refer to the period of human existence before the availability of those written records with which recorded history begins. More broadly, it refers to all the time preceding human existence and the invention of writing...
of Northern Africa. He became known as the "Dean of North African Prehistory". In 1892 he discovered, together with François Doumergue, several paleolithic
Paleolithic
The Paleolithic Age, Era or Period, is a prehistoric period of human history distinguished by the development of the most primitive stone tools discovered , and covers roughly 99% of human technological prehistory...
and neolithic
Neolithic
The Neolithic Age, Era, or Period, or New Stone Age, was a period in the development of human technology, beginning about 9500 BC in some parts of the Middle East, and later in other parts of the world. It is traditionally considered as the last part of the Stone Age...
caves at Cuartel and Kouchet El Djir.
He named more than 100 mollusc species and even a few genera (Adansonia
Adansonia
Adansonia is a genus of eight species of tree, six native to Madagascar, one native to mainland Africa and the Arabian Peninsula and one to Australia. The mainland African species also occurs on Madagascar, but it is not a native of that island....
Pallary, 1902; Corbula
Corbula
Corbula is a genus of bivalve molluscs in the Corbulidae family -Species :* Corbula aequivalvis Philippi, 1836* Corbula albuginosa Hinds, 1843* Corbula amethystina * Corbula arcaeformis Lynge, 1909...
(Physoida) Pallary, 1900; Orania
Orania (gastropod)
Orania is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.-Species:Species within the genus Orania include:* Orania adiastolos Houart, 1995* Orania archaea Houart, 1995...
Pallary, 1900)
Ten species have been named in his honour, some of which have become synonyms:
- Arbacina allaryi Gauthier, 1897 : synonym of Genocidaris maculata A. Agassiz, 1869
- Cirsotrema pallaryi de Boury, 1912 : synonym of Cirsotrema cochlea (Sowerby G.B. II, 1844)
- Columbella pallaryi Dautzenberg, 1927 : synonym of Mitrella pallaryiMitrella pallaryiMitrella pallaryi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails....
(Dautzenberg, 1927) - Cythara pallaryi Nordsieck, 1977 : synonym of Mangiliella pallaryi (Nordsieck, 1977) accepted as Mangelia pallaryiMangelia pallaryiMangelia pallaryi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.-References:* Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. . Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. . European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of...
(Nordsieck, 1977) - Mangelia pallaryiMangelia pallaryiMangelia pallaryi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.-References:* Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. . Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. . European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of...
(Nordsieck, 1977) - Mangiliella pallaryi (Nordsieck, 1977) : synonym of Mangelia pallaryiMangelia pallaryiMangelia pallaryi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.-References:* Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. . Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. . European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of...
(Nordsieck, 1977) - Mitrella pallaryiMitrella pallaryiMitrella pallaryi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails....
(Dautzenberg, 1927) - Raphitoma pallaryiRaphitoma pallaryiRaphitoma pallaryi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae....
Nordsieck, 1977 - Salmo pallaryiSalmo pallaryiSalmo pallaryi was a species of trout that inhabited a single lake in the Atlas mountains of northern Morocco, at higher than 2000 metres altitude. It went extinct in the 1930's, probably because of introduction of common carp in the lake. Only two individuals remain in museum collections.-Source:*...
Pellegrin, 1924 : synonym of Salmo trutta macrostigma (Duméril, 1858) - Turbonilla pallaryi Dautzenberg, 1910
Publications
This is a selection from his numerous publications :- Les faunes malacologiques pliocène et quaternaire des environs d’Oran. – Comptes r. Assoc. franç. Avanc. Sci. [Marseille], 20 (1): 202-203, 1891
- Les faunes malacologiques pliocène et quaternaire des environs d’Oran. – Comptes r. Assoc. franç. Avanc. Sci. [Marseille], 20 (2): 383-387, 1891
- Hélices nouvelles du département d’Oran. – Comptes r. Assoc. franç. Avanc. Sci. [Caen], 23 (1): 178-179., 1894
- Deuxième contribution à l'étude de la faune malacologique du Nord Ouest de l'Afrique, Journal de Conchyliologie, Paris 1898
- Les cyclostomes du nord-ouest de l'Afrique, La Feuille des Jeunes Naturalistes, 1898
- Coquilles marines du littoral du département d'Oran, Journal de Conchyliologie, Paris 1900
- Sur les mollusques fossiles terrestres, fluviatiles et saumatres de l'Algérie, P. Naud, 1901
- Addition à la faune malacologique du golfe de Gabès, Journal de Conchylogie, Paris, 1904
- Caractères généraux des industries de la pierre dans l'Algérie occidentale, L'Homme Préhistorique, 3° année, n° 2, pp. 33–43, 1905
- Le préhistorique saharien, L Anthropologie, 1907
- Recherches palethnologiques sur le littoral du Maroc en 1906, L'Anthropologie, 1907
- Instructions pour les recherches préhistoriques dans le nord-ouest de l'Afrique, A. Jourdan, 1909
- Catalogue des mollusques du littoral méditerranéen de d'Égypte, Institut égyptien, 1912
- Sur la Faune de l'ancienne lagune de Tunis, Bull. Soc. Hist. nat. Afrique Nord, 1912
- Catalogue de la faune malacologique d'Égypte, Institut égyptien, 1913
- Supplément à la faune malacologique terrestre et fluviatile de l'Égypte, Imprimerie de l'Institut français, 1924
- Notes on some terrestrial mollusca from the hinterland of Makalla, The Geography and Geology of Makalla, South Arabia, 1925
- Explication des planches de JC Savigny, Imprimerie de l'Institut français, 1926
- Première addition à la faune malacologique de la Syrie, Imprimerie de l'Institut français, 1929
- Marie Jules-César Savigny: sa vie et son oeuvre, Impr. de l'Institut français, 1934
- Deuxième addition à la faune malacologique de la Syrie, Imprimerie de l'Institut français, 1939