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Louis André Gaspard Michaud
Louis André Gaspard MichaudCoan E. V., Kabat A. R. & Petit R. E. (15 February 2009), 830 pp. + 32 pp. [Annex of Collations]. American Malacological Society. (7 December 1795 in Sornac – 4 April 1880 in Lyons) was a French malacologist. He is also known as Gaspard Michaud or as André Louis Gaspard Michaud. Biography Michaud was the son of a teacher who stimulated his son's passion for natural sciences. He signed up for the infantry in 1813. He was injured twice during the siege of Metz (1814–1815). After his recovery in 1815 he became fully interested in natural sciences and began a Conchology, conchological collection. When his father died in 1817, he decided to stay in the army to support his family. His career went well and he became an officer in 1823. He started to publish his first scientific paper between 1828 and 1831, dealing mainly with Mediterranean molluscs. In 1831 he published his major work, the ''Complément'' to the works of Draparnaud (1805).DRAPARNAUD J. P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sornac
Sornac (; ) is a Communes of France, commune in the Corrèze Departments of France, department in central France. The river Diège forms part of the commune's northwestern boundary, then flows south-southeast through the commune. Toponymy Saornacum (10th century). From the proper name Saturninus, Gallo-Roman owner. Other forms exist in France such as Sadornac, Sadarnac, Sournac, Sornay having the same origin. Demographics Local culture and heritage Places and monuments * Église Saint-Martin de Sornac - listed as a historical monument in 1927. The church, dating from 12th century, has a barrel vault, three chapels, and a three bay gabled bell tower. * The Château de Rochefort (13th century) - rebuilt in 1620 (private house). See also *Communes of the Corrèze department References Communes of Corrèze Corrèze communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia {{Corrèze-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drôme
Drôme (; Occitan: ''Droma''; Arpitan: ''Drôma'') is the southernmost department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of Southeastern France. Named after the river Drôme, it had a population of 516,762 as of 2019.Populations légales 2019: 26 Drôme INSEE Drôme's is Valence. History Saint-Vallier in Drôme was the birthplace of one of France's most famous courtesans, the noble-born[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1880 Deaths
Events January *January 27 – Thomas Edison is granted a patent for the incandescent light bulb. Edison filed for a US patent for an electric lamp using "a carbon filament or strip coiled and connected ... to platina contact wires." granted 27 January 1880 Although the patent described several ways of creating the carbon filament ,including using "cotton and linen thread, wood splints, papers coiled in various ways," Edison and his team later discovered that a carbonized bamboo filament could last more than 1200 hours. * January **The international White slave trade affair scandal in Brussels is exposed and attracts international infamy. **The Gokstad ship is found in Norway, the first Viking ship burial to be excavated. February * February 2 ** The first electric streetlight is installed in Wabash, Indiana. ** The first successful shipment of frozen mutton from Australia arrives in London, aboard the SS ''Strathleven''. * February 4 – The Black Donnelly Massacre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1795 Births
Events January–June * January – Central England records its coldest ever month, in the CET records dating back to 1659. * January 14 – The University of North Carolina opens to students at Chapel Hill, becoming the first state university in the United States. * January 16 – War of the First Coalition: Flanders campaign: The French occupy Utrecht, Netherlands. * January 18 – Batavian Revolution in Amsterdam: William V, Prince of Orange, Stadtholder of the Dutch Republic (Republic of the Seven United Netherlands), flees the country. * January 19 – The Batavian Republic is proclaimed in Amsterdam, ending the Dutch Republic (Republic of the Seven United Netherlands). * January 20 – French troops enter Amsterdam. * January 23 – Flanders campaign: Capture of the Dutch fleet at Den Helder: The Dutch fleet, frozen in Zuiderzee, is captured by the French 8th Hussars. * February 7 – The Eleventh Amendment to the United Sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zebina Tridentata
''Zebina tridentata'' is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Zebinidae. Description The size of the shell varies between 4 mm and 12 mm. Distribution This species occurs in the Red Sea The Red Sea is a sea inlet of the Indian Ocean, lying between Africa and Asia. Its connection to the ocean is in the south, through the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait and the Gulf of Aden. To its north lie the Sinai Peninsula, the Gulf of Aqaba, and th ... and in the Western Pacific and off the Philippines. References * Vine, P. (1986). ''Red Sea Invertebrates.'' Immel Publishing, London. 224 pp * Bosch D.T., Dance S.P., Moolenbeek R.G. & Oliver P.G. (1995) ''Seashells of eastern Arabia''. Dubai: Motivate Publishing. 296 pp. External links * Michaud A. L. G. (1830). Description de plusieurs espèces de coquilles du genre Rissoa. Lyon, Perrin, 19 pp. + 1 pl tridentata Gastropods described in 1830 {{Zebinidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leptinaria Lamellata
''Leptinaria unilamellata'' is a species of tropical, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Achatinidae. Distribution ''Leptinaria unilamellata'' is a widespread species throughout the Caribbean Basin. The distribution of ''Leptinaria unilamellata'' includes: * West Indies * Dominica - introduced * Guadeloupe - introduced * Martinique - introduced * other in the Lesser Antilles - introduced * Central America * Venezuela * Peru Ecology It is generally found in damp leaf litter and under rotten logs in Dominica. It is ovoviviparous species.Carvalho C. De M., Da Silva J. P., Mendonça C. L. F.; Bessa E. C. De A. & D'ávila S. (2009). "Life history strategy of ''Leptinaria unilamellata'' (d'Orbigny, 1835) (Mollusca, Pulmonata, Subulinidae)". '' Invertebrate Reproduction & Development'' 53(4): 211-222. . References This article incorporates CC-BY-3.0 text from the reference.Robinson D. G., Hovestadt A., Fields A. & Breure A. S. H. (J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pleurodiscus Balmei
''Pleurodiscus balmei'' is a Mediterranean European species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Pleurodiscidae. Distribution This species is known to occur in a number of countries and islands including:"Species summary for ''Pleurodiscus balmei''" AnimalBase. Accessed 15 February 2010. * Italy * Sicily * Malta * Turkey * Greece * Syria * Israel * Tunisia * Algeria It was introduced to southeastern Australia. This snail also occurs as a "hothouse alien" in: * |
Argna Biplicata
''Argna biplicata'' is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Argnidae. ;Subspecies: * ''Argna biplicata biplicata'' (Michaud, 1831) * ''Argna biplicata excessiva'' (Gredler, 1856) * ''Argna biplicata ulterior'' Klemm, 1962 Distribution This species occurs in countries including: * Austria * France * Italy Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe, Western Europe. It consists of Italian Peninsula, a peninsula that extends into the Mediterranean Sea, with the Alps on its northern land b ... References * Bank, R. A.; Neubert, E. (2017). Checklist of the land and freshwater Gastropoda of Europe. Last update: July 16, 2017 Argnidae Gastropods described in 1831 {{Heterobranchia-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aporrhais Serresianus
''Aporrhais serresiana'' is a species of medium-sized sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Aporrhaidae, the pelican's foot snails or pelican's foot shells. Description Shell size 40-50 mm. Distribution Mediterranean Sea, Morocco Morocco, officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It has coastlines on the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria to Algeria–Morocc .... References * Nordsieck F. (1968). Die europäischen Meeres-Gehäuseschnecken (Prosobranchia). Vom Eismeer bis Kapverden und Mittelmeer. Gustav Fischer, Stuttgart VIII + 273 pp: * Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 180-213. External links Michaud [A.L.G.] (1828). Desc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mâcon
Mâcon (), historically Anglicization, anglicised as Mascon, is a city in east-central France. It is the Prefectures of France, prefecture of the Departments of France, department of Saône-et-Loire in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. Mâcon is home to near 34,000 residents, who are referred to in French as Mâconnais. The city gave its name to the nearby vineyards and wine 'appellation'. Geography The city lies on the western bank of the river Saône, between Bresse in the east and the Beaujolais hills in the south. Mâcon is the southernmost city in the department of Saône-et-Loire and the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. It is north of Lyon and from Paris. The climate is temperate with a slight continental tendency. Climate Mâcon features an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification, Köppen: ''Cfb''), with warm summers, slightly too cool to be called humid subtropical climate, humid subtropical (''Cfa''). Winters are relatively cold to French standards, but milder and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brive
Brive-la-Gaillarde (; Limousin dialect of ), commonly known as simply Brive, is a commune of France. It is a sub-prefecture and the largest city of the Corrèze department. It has around 46,000 inhabitants, while the population of the agglomeration was 75,579 in 2019. Although it is by far the biggest commune in Corrèze, the capital is Tulle. In French popular culture, the town is associated with a song by Georges Brassens. History Even though the inhabitants settled around the 1st century, the city only started to grow much later. From around the 5th century onwards, the original city began to develop around a church dedicated to Saint-Martin-l'Espagnol. During the 12th century walls were built around the city and during the Hundred Years' War a second wall was built. These fortifications no longer exist and have been replaced by boulevards. The Hôtel de Ville was commissioned as the Collège des Doctrinaires (College of Doctrinaires) and completed in 1671. The commune ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miocene
The Miocene ( ) is the first epoch (geology), geological epoch of the Neogene Period and extends from about (Ma). The Miocene was named by Scottish geologist Charles Lyell; the name comes from the Greek words (', "less") and (', "new") and means "less recent" because it has 18% fewer modern marine invertebrates than the Pliocene has. The Miocene followed the Oligocene and preceded the Pliocene. As Earth went from the Oligocene through the Miocene and into the Pliocene, the climate slowly cooled towards a series of ice ages. The Miocene boundaries are not marked by distinct global events but by regionally defined transitions from the warmer Oligocene to the cooler Pliocene Epoch. During the Early Miocene, Afro-Arabia collided with Eurasia, severing the connection between the Mediterranean and Indian Oceans, and allowing the interchange of fauna between Eurasia and Africa, including the dispersal of proboscideans and Ape, hominoids into Eurasia. During the late Miocene, the conn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
