Lovell Augustus Reeve

Lovell Augusto Reeve (1814 - 1865) fue un conquiliólogo y malacólogo y editor inglés.

Reseña biográfica Nació en Ludgate Hill el 19 de abril de 1814, era hijo de Thomas Reeve, mercero, y Fanny Lovell. Después de asistir a la escuela en Stockwell, lo pusieron de aprendiz a la edad de 13 años en Graham, un telar local.Petit, Richard E. 2007: Lovell Augustus Reeve (1814–1865): malacological author and Publisher. Zootaxa 1648:1–120 ISBN 978-1-86977-171-3 (paperback) ISBN 978-1-86977-172-0 (Online edition) PDF La posibilidad de comprar algunas conchas condujo a un interés permanente por la conquiliología. En 1833 asistió a la reunión de la Asociación Británica para el Avance de la Ciencia en Cambridge. Al final de su aprendizaje Reeve realizó una visita a París, donde se leyó un trabajo sobre la clasificación de los moluscos antes de que se presentara en la Academia de Ciencias. A su regreso a Londres se puso a trabajar en su primer libro, Conchologia Systematica (2 vols. Londres, 1841-2).Reeve, Lovell Augustus". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.

Desde 1842, el actúa como operador y distribuidor de la historia natural de la colección Van Ryder de las Molucas holandesas, beneficios obtenidos de un funcionario de la tienda ubicada en Róterdam y con la ayuda de amigos el abrió una tienda en King William Street, Strand.Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Lovell Reeve Publishing Company. Fue elegido miembro de la Sociedad Linneana de Londres en 1846 y de la Sociedad Geológica de Londres en 1853, y miembro honorario en el extranjero de varias sociedades científicas. De 1850 a 1856 editor y propietario era de la Gaceta Literaria. Alrededor de 1848 se trasladado a Henrietta Street, Covent Garden, aunque posteriormente vivirá en otra parte de los alrededores de Londres, y finalmente regresa en 1864.a vivir en al lugar de sus negocios en King William Street, Strand.

Reeve murió en el Covent Garden, 18 de noviembre de 1865, y fue enterrado en el cementerio de West Norwood

Bibliografía de Revee Reeve fue el autor de muchas publicaciones sobre conchas de moluscos, la más conocida de sus obras fue "Conchologia Iconica", cuyas ilustraciones de las conchas de moluscos y animales contenían tinta de oro, dicha obra abarcó 20 volúmenes y se imprimió más 27.000 copias.

El listado de publicaciones de Lovell Revee que se presenta a continuación fue compilado por Petit en el 2007.

1841 1841. Key to a valuable collection of Recent shells, containing many of extreme rarity, arranged and named in illustration of Reeve’s Systematic Conchology, and now exhibiting at the Royal Polytechnic Institution, 309 Regent Street (in the Upper Gallery at the further end of the Hall.). Privately printed, London. 10 pp. (foreword 1 December) 1841. [Description of Mitra stainforthii] In: Anonymous, [Report of the] Zoological Society. The Literary Gazette, and Journal of the Belles Lettres, 785. (4 December) (1841–42) Conchologia Systematica, or complete system of conchology; in which the Lepades and Conchiferous Mollusca are described and classified according to their natural organization and habits. Longman, Brown, Green and Longman’s, London. 2 volumes. [Published in 12 parts

1842 1842. Tabula Methodica, pp. 74–76. In: Anonymous, [Mr. Reeve’s forthcoming Conchologia Systematica]. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 9, 72–76. (March); Annals and Magazine of Natural History, 9, 148–152. (1 April) 1842. Description of a new species of Corbis, a genus of acephalous mollusks of the family Nymphacea. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 9, 85–86. (March); Annals and Magazine of Natural History, 9, 504. (1 August) 1842. [A new species of Mitra]. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 9, 93. (March); Annals and Magazine of Natural History, 9, 509. (1 August) 1842. On Lingula, a genus of Brachiopodous mollusks. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 9, 97–101. (May); Annals and Magazine of Natural History, 10, 210-213. (1 November) 1842. Description of a new species of Carinaria, a genus of Nucleobranchiate mollusks. Annals and Magazine of NaturalHistory, 9, 140–141, plate 2. (1 April) 1842. On the genus Scarabus, a small group of Pulmobranchiate mollusks of the family Auriculacea. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, 9, 218–221, plate 4. (1 May) 1842. Scarabus castaneus. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, 10, 74–75. (1 September) 1842. Monograph of Crassatella, a genus of Acephalous mollusks (Family Mactracea). Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 10, 42–46. (November); Annals and Magazine of Natural History, 11, 302–306. (1 April 1843) 1842. Descriptions of new species of shells, principally from the collection of Hugh Cuming, Esq. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 10, 49–50. (November); Annals and Magazine of Natural History, 11, 308–309. (1 April 1943) 1842. Descriptions of four new species of Achatina, a genus of Pulmonobranchiate mollusks of the family Colimacea. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 10, 55–56. November); Annals and Magazine of Natural History,11, 313–314. (1 April 1843) 1842. Monograph of the genus Tornatella, a small group of Pectinibranchiate mollusks of the family Plicacea, including descriptions of seven new species, from the collection of H. Cuming, Esq. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 10, 58–62. (November); Annals and Magazine of Natural History, 11, 387–390. (1 May 1843)

1843 1843. Descriptions of two new species of Oniscia, a genus of pectinibranchiate mollusks. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 10, 91. (January); Annals and Magazine of Natural History, 11, 475–476. (1 June) 1843. Descriptions of new species of Delphinula, a genus of Pectinibranchiate mollusks (Family Turbinacea). Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 10, 102–104. (January); Annals and Magazine of Natural History, 11, 521–523 (1 June) 1843. [A new species of the genus Murex]. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 10, 104. (January); Annals and Magazine of Natural History, 11, 523. (1 June) 1843. History and observations on the Pearly Nautilus, involving a new theory to account for the camerated construction of its shell by the aid of the siphonic membrane. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, 11, 119–125. (1 February) 1843. On the genus Phorus, a group of agglutinating mollusks of the family Turbinacea. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 10, 160–163. (February); Annals and Magazine of Natural History, 12, 214–217. (1 September) 1843. [New species of the genera Trochus and Turbo]. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 10, 184–186. (February); Annals and Magazine of Natural History, 12, 286–289. (1 October) 1843. [Descriptions of new species of shells figured in the ‘Conchologia Systematica’]. Proceedings of the ZoologicalSociety of London, 10, 197–202. (February); Annals and Magazine of Natural History, 12, 370–373. (1 November) 1843. Descriptions of four new species of Conus, a genus of Pectinibranchiate mollusks. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 11, 12–13. (July); Annals and Magazine of Natural History, 12, 449. (1 December) 1843. [Descriptions of various new shells, about to be figured in the ‘Conchologia Iconica.’] Proceedings of the ZoologicalSociety of London, 11, 31–34. (October); Annals and Magazine of Natural History, 13, 132–135. (1 February 1844) 1843. [Description of a new species of Cyclostoma, from the Cordilleras Mountains.] Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 11, 46. (October); Annals and Magazine of Natural History, 13, 145–146. (1 February 1844) 1843. Descriptions of new species of shells about to be figured in the ‘Conchologia Iconica.’ Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 11, 79–81. (December); Annals and Magazine of Natural History, 13, 388–389. (1 May 1844) (1843–78) [continued by G.B. Sowerby II] Conchologia Iconica; a complete repertory of species. London. 20 volumes. [Vols. 1–14 and parts of 15 and 16 are by Reeve as detailed herein; remainder by G.B. Sowerby II.

1844 1844. Descriptions of new species of Delphinula, a genus of pectinibranchiate mollusks, collected for the most part by H. Cuming, Esq. in the Philippine Islands. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 11, 141–143. (March); Annals and Magazine of Natural History, 13, 515–517. (1 June) 1844. [Description of a new species of Voluta.] Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 11, 143–144. (March); Annals and Magazine of Natural History, 13, 406 (1 May). 1844. Descriptions of new species of shells figured in the ‘Conchologia Iconica.’ Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 11, 168–197. (June); Annals and Magazine of Natural History, 14, 205–218 (1 September), 297–309. (1 October) 1844. [Description of seven new species of Glauconome]. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 12, 19–21. (July); Annals and Magazine of Natural History, 14, 372–373. (1 November) 1844. [Description of thirty-three new species of Arca]. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 12, 39–48. (September); Annals and Magazine of Natural History, 14, 486–495. (1 de enero de 1845) 1844. Monograph of the genus Myadora, a small group of Acephalous mollusks of the family Myaria. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 12, 91–93. (October); Annals and Magazine of Natural History, 15, 61–64. (1 de enero de 1845) 1844. Descriptions of new species of Tritons, collected chiefly by H. Cuming, Esq. in the Philippine Islands. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 12, 110–122. (December); Annals and Magazine of Natural History, 15, 199–210. (1 May 1845) 1844. Descriptions of new species of Arca, chiefly collected by H. Cuming, Esq. in the Philippine Islands. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 12, 123–128. (December); Annals and Magazine of Natural History, 15, 355–359. (1 May 1845) 1844. Description of new species of Ranella. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 12, 136–140. (December); Annals and Magazine of Natural History, 15, 360–363. (1 May 1845)

1845 1845. Descriptions of new species of Mitra and Cardium. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 12, 167–187. (February); Annals and Magazine of Natural History, 15, 475–495. (1 July) 1845. Descriptions of eighty-nine new species of Mitra. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 13, 45–61. (September); Annals and Magazine of Natural History, 16, 257–273. (1 October) 1845. On the dissolution and re-calcification of the shell in Cypraea, a genus of Pectinibranchiate mollusks. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, 16, 374–377. (1 December) [Not identical to the similarly titled 1846b.] & (1845) The Conchologist’s Nomenclator. Reeve, Brothers, London. + viii + 326 pp.

1846 1846. Descriptions of new species of Murex. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 13, 85–88. (January); Annals and Magazine of Natural History, 17, 129–133. (1 February) 1846. On the growth and re-calcification of the shell in Cypraea, a genus of Pectinibranchiate Mollusca. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 13, 133–135. (February)

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