Somwang Patamakanthin

Somwang Patamakanthin (, ; born October 10, 1976), also simply known as Jom Patamakanthin, is a Thai field malacologist and conchologist, as well as a shell collector and scientific illustrator.

He was born in Chiang Mai, northern Thailand, and later grew up in Phuket near Rawai Beach. His father, Somnuek Patamakanthin, a businessman based in Phuket with an interest in shells, introduced him to nature at an early age. As a child, Somwang often explored the shoreline during low tide, observing marine life including various mollusks and octopuses.

Although he did not receive formal scientific training, he developed an interest in mollusks independently. His involvement in shell collecting began when he corresponded in simple English with collectors abroad. One of these exchanges led a Portuguese collector to visit him in Phuket.

Taxon described by him Turbo somnueki Patamakanthin, 2001 [= Turbo tursicus (Reeve, 1843)] Haliotis thailandis Dekker & Pakamanthin, 2001 Cymbiola tamariskae Sutanto & Patamakanthin, 2004 Haliotis ovina volcanius Patamakanthin & Eng, 2007

Eponymous species Turritella jompatamakanthini (Cossignani, 2022)

Publications Poppe, G.T. & Patamakanthin S. 2005: On the Discovery of New Population of Turbinella fusus Sowerby, 1825, a valid species. Jom Patamakanthin 2012: แฟนหอยพันธุ์แท้, 186 [published Chabangoen] (in Thai)