Philippe Bouchet | |
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 Philippe Bouchet in May, 2005 | |
| Born | 1953 |
| Nationality | French |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Malacology, taxonomy |
| Institutions | Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle |
Philippe Bouchet (born 1953) is a French biologist whose primary scientific fields of study are malacology (the study of molluscs) and taxonomy. He works at the Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle in Paris. He is also a Commissioner of the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature.
Bouchet published Taxonomy of the Gastropoda with the malacologist Jean-Pierre Rocroi in 2005, which laid out a new taxonomy of Gastropod molluscs.
He has named over 500 new taxa of mollusks, with numerous others being named in his honor.