Oronzo Gabriele Costa

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Oronzo Gabriele Costa (born August 26, 1787 in Alessano , † November 7, 1867 in Naples ) was an Italian zoologist specializing in entomology .

Live and act

Costa taught zoology at the University of Naples .

His sons Achille Costa (1823-1899), who followed him in his chair, and Giuseppe Costa (1813-1883) were also zoologists.

Memberships

In 1841, Félix Édouard Guérin-Méneville introduced Costa as member number 236 of the Société cuviérienne .

Initial descriptions

He is u. a. First describer of the mussel Lentidium mediterraneum Costa, OG 1830.

Fonts

  • Fauna Vesuviana (1827).
  • Fauna di Aspromonte (1828).
  • Fauna del Regno di Napoli.

literature

  • Société Cuvierienne: Nouveaux membres admis dans la Société curvienne . In: Revue Zoologique par La Société Cuvierienne . tape 4 , 1841, p. 272 ( biodiversitylibrary.org ).

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Société cuviérienne, p. 272.
personal data
SURNAME Costa, Oronzo Gabriele
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian zoologist
DATE OF BIRTH August 26, 1787
PLACE OF BIRTH Lecce
DATE OF DEATH November 7, 1867
Place of death Naples