Philippe Bouchet

For the science-fiction illustrator, see Philippe Bouchet (illustrator).

Philippe Bouchet
Philippe Bouchet in May, 2005
Born1953 (age 72–73)
Scientific career
FieldsMalacology, taxonomy
InstitutionsMuséum National d'Histoire Naturelle

Philippe Bouchet (French pronunciation: [filip buʃɛ]; born 1953) is a French biologist whose primary scientific fields of study are malacology (the study of molluscs) and taxonomy. He works at the Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle in Paris. He is also a Commissioner of the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature.

Bouchet published Taxonomy of the Gastropoda with the malacologist Jean-Pierre Rocroi in 2005, which laid out a new taxonomy of Gastropod molluscs.

He has named over 500 new taxa of mollusks, with numerous others being named in his honor.

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