About James Hamilton McLean
Lived 1936 – 2016 (aged 79–80). James Hamilton McLean was an American zoologist, malacologist, scientific collector and biologist.
James Hamilton McLean (17 June 1936 – 11 November 2016) was an American malacologist (a biologist who studies mollusks). He specialized in marine gastropods. He worked on many families of Eastern Pacific gastropods including the Fissurellidae, Trochidae, Turbinidae and Liotiidae, and also investigated deep sea gastropods from hydrothermal vents.
Molluscs described McLean, often together with other malacologists, described, according to the database WoRMS, 385 new taxa.
At least 37 taxa were named for James McLean with the epithet macleani (according to WoRMS)
He named numerous taxa of marine gastropods including: Clypeosectidae McLean, 1989, a family of hydrothermal vent limpets
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Who was James Hamilton McLean?
American malacologist (1936-2016)
When was James Hamilton McLean born?
James Hamilton McLean was born in 1936 in Detroit.
When did James Hamilton McLean die?
James Hamilton McLean died on 11 November 2016.
What was James Hamilton McLean's occupation?
James Hamilton McLean was a zoologist, malacologist, scientific collector and biologist.
What nationality was James Hamilton McLean?
James Hamilton McLean was American.
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