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Bellerophon Graphicus
''Bellerophon'' is a genus of extinct paleozoic marine molluscs of uncertain position (Gastropoda or Monoplacophora) in the family Bellerophontidae. The genus was named after Bellerophon, the ancient Greek hero. ''Bellerophon'' is the type genus of the family Bellerophontidae. Shell description The genus is characterised by a shell which is globose, convolute, and planispiral (symmetrically coiled). The shell of ''Bellerophon'' superficially resembles that of a miniature cephalopod (e.g. ''Nautilus'' or an ammonite), except that Septum (cephalopod), septa are lacking. The shell of ''Bellerophon'' is often a couple of centimeters in maximum dimension. The external surface is smooth, Sculpture (mollusc), ornamented only by growth lines. There is a low crest or ridge running along the midline of the shell. Many specimens of ''Bellerophon'' show something resembling a "waterline" about halfway up the shell, suggesting that a large amount of the mantle (mollusc), mantle and foot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre Denys De Montfort
Pierre Denys de Montfort, also sometimes spelled "Pierre Dénys de Montfort", (1766–1820) was a French naturalist, in particular a malacologist, remembered today for his pioneering inquiries into the existence of the gigantic octopuses. He was inspired by a description from 1783 of an eight-metre long tentacle found in the mouth of a sperm whale. Montfort was author of ''Conchyliologie systématique, et classification méthodique de coquilles'' (2 vols., Paris 1808–1810) and of ''Histoire Naturelle Générale et Particulière des Mollusques'' (2 vols., Paris 1801–1802) published as an addendum to the comte de Buffon's '' Histoire Naturelle, générale et particulière''. He appears also to have been the author of ''Petit vocabulaire à l'usage des Français et des Alliés, renfermant les noms d'une partie des choses les plus essentielles à la vie en plusieurs langues: français, Latin, hébreu, hollandais, allemand, anglais, espagnol, italien, etc par M. Denys de Montf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
