William G. Binney
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William Green Binney
William G. Binney, as he is usually referenced, was an American malacologist, working mostly during the second half of the nineteenth century. He was responsible for volumes 4-5 of The Terrestrial Air-Breathing Mollusks of the United States
, a task he took over from his father, Amos Binney, and collaborator, Augustus Addison Gould
. The ninety engraved plates which were part of volume 5, illustrating most of the then known land mollusk fauna
, are particularly noteworthy.
Biiney's obituary, in the 4 August 1909 New York Times, includes the following information:
William G. Binney, as he is usually referenced, was an American malacologist, working mostly during the second half of the nineteenth century. He was responsible for volumes 4-5 of The Terrestrial Air-Breathing Mollusks of the United States
, a task he took over from his father, Amos Binney, and collaborator, Augustus Addison Gould
Augustus Addison Gould
Augustus Addison Gould was an American conchologist and malacologist.-Biography:...
. The ninety engraved plates which were part of volume 5, illustrating most of the then known land mollusk fauna
Fauna
Fauna or faunæ is all of the animal life of any particular region or time. The corresponding term for plants is flora.Zoologists and paleontologists use fauna to refer to a typical collection of animals found in a specific time or place, e.g. the "Sonoran Desert fauna" or the "Burgess shale fauna"...
, are particularly noteworthy.
Biiney's obituary, in the 4 August 1909 New York Times, includes the following information:
Taxa
Taxa named in honor of Binney include:- Nesovitrea binneyanaNesovitrea binneyanaNesovitrea binneyana, common name the blue glass snail, is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Oxychilidae, the glass snails....
(E. S. MorseEdward S. MorseEdward Sylvester Morse was an American zoologist and orientalist.-Early life:Morse was born in Portland, Maine as the son of a Congregationalist preacher. His mother, who did not share her husband's religious beliefs, encouraged her son's interest in the sciences...
, 1864)
External links
- Chronology of Science in the United States, including reference to some of Binney's work
- works by William G. Binney 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...