Pierre Marie Arthur Morelet

"Morelet" redirects here. For the French wine grape also known as Morelet, see Négrette.

Pierre Marie Arthur Morelet (26 August 1809 – 9 October 1892) was a French naturalist, born in Lays, Doubs. He was a member of the commission to Algeria, primarily as a natural artist, drawing any natural findings. He collected specimens in the Canary Islands, Guatemala and Mexico.^[1]

Pierre Marie Arthur Morelet
Born	26 August 1809 Lays, Doubs, France
Died	9 October 1892(1892-10-09) (aged 83) Dijon, France
Nationality	French
Occupation	Naturalist
Spouse	Noémie de Folin

He had a particular interest in molluscs and was recognised as a leading expert in the field.^[2]

Morelet married Noémie de Folin, sister of Léopold de Folin. Morelet died of natural causes in 1892, in Dijon.

Taxa described

Morelet described various taxa, including:

• Cyclophorus horridulum (Morelet, 1882) – a species of land snail
• Crocodylus moreletii (Morelet, 1850) – a crocodile^[1]

Taxa named in his honour

Taxa named in honour of Arthur Morelet include:

• Agalychnis moreletii (A.M.C. Duméril, 1853) – Morelet's Treefrog
• Crocodylus moreletii (A.H.A. Duméril & Bibron, 1851) – Morelet's Crocodile^[1]
• Mesaspis moreletii (Bocourt, 1871) – Morelet's alligator lizard^[1]
• Ommatoiulus moreletii (Lucas, 1860) – Portuguese millipede^{[citation needed]}
• Sporophila morelleti (Bonaparte, 1850) – Morelet's seedeater^[3]

Gastropods:

• Clavator moreleti Crosse & Fischer, 1868^{[citation needed]}
• Conus moreleti Crosse, 1858^{[citation needed]}
• Edentulina moreleti (Adams, 1868)^{[citation needed]}
• Leidyula moreleti (Fischer, 1871)^{[citation needed]}
• Letourneuxia moreleti (P. Hesse, 1884)^{[citation needed]}
• Onoba moreleti Dautzenberg, 1889^{[citation needed]}
• Patella moreleti Drouet, 1858^{[citation needed]}

Bibliography

• Morelet A. (1845). Description des mollusques terrestres et fluviatiles du Portugal. pp. [1–3], I–VII, 1–116, Pl. I–XIV. Paris. (Bailliere). scan
• Morelet A. (1860). Iles Açores. Notice sur l'histoire naturelle des Açores suivie d'une description des mollusques terrestres de cet archipel. scan