Louis Charles Kiener (31 July 1799 – 24 July 1881) was a French malacologist born in Paris.
He was the author of the 12-volume Spécies général et iconographie des coquilles vivantes comprenant la collection du Muséum d'histoire naturelle de Paris, la collection Lamarck, celle du prince Masséna (appartenant maintenant a M.B. Delessert) et les découvertes récentes des voyageurs, Kiener's Coquilles translated into English as "General species and iconography of recent shells : comprising the Massena Museum, the collection of Lamarck, the collection of the Museum of Natural History, and the recent discoveries of travellers. Biodiversity Heritage Library
The following are a few species named after him: Lophotriorchis kienerii (G. de Sparre, 1835) Murexsul kieneri (Reeve, 1845) Thais kieneri (Deshayes, 1844) Cypraea kieneri (Kiener's cowry) (Hidalgo, 1906).petymol (list of species)
Bibliography Kiener L. C. (1839). Genre Pleurotome. (Pleurotoma, Lam.). In: “Spécies Général et Iconographie des Coquilles Vivantes 5”. J. B. Baillière. Paris. pp. 17–84.
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