Tommaso di Maria Allery Monterosato | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 27, 1841 |
| Died | March 1, 1927 (aged 85) |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Malacology |
Tommaso di Maria Allery, marchese di Monterosato (27 June 1841 – 1 March 1927) was an Italian malacologist.[1]
He was born in Palermo, Italy, in 1841 and died there in 1927. He became a distinguished scholar of the Mollusca in the Mediterranean, appreciated by students of malacology from around the world.
Despite his reluctance to research in the field, he collected a considerable amount of specimens to be studied in collaboration with other scholars. During his many travels in Italy and abroad, he kept many contacts with famous malacologists.
His scientific production was of considerable importance. He described many new species, enumerated the Mediterranean shells and studied the fossil deposits of Mount Pellegrino. According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) he has named 345 marine species, many of which have become synonyms [2]
- ^ Coan E. V., Kabat A. R. & Petit R. E. (15 February 2009). 2,400 years of malacology, 6th ed., 830 pp. & 32 pp. [Annex of Collations]. American Malacological Society.
- ^ WoRMS: Species named by Monterosato