Wendell L. Minckley
Wendell Lee Minckley (November 13, 1935 – June 22, 2001) was a college professor and leading expert on fish. He spent most of his career at Arizona State University. In 1963, he with Robert Rush Miller discovered and named the northern platyfish (Xiphophorus gordoni) in honor of Dr. Myron Gordon. Dr. Minckley, in turn, had five species named in his honor. Dr. Minckley died on June 22, 2001 in Desert Samaritan Hospital in Mesa, Arizona, from complications associated with treatment for cancer.
Freshwater snail genus Minckleyella Hershler, Liu & Landye, 2011 is named in honor of him.[1]
References[]
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- ^ Hershler R., Liu H.-P. & Landye J. J. (2011). "Two new genera and four new species of freshwater cochliopid gastropods (Rissooidea) from northeastern Mexico". Journal of Molluscan Studies 77(1): 8-23. doi:10.1093/mollus/eyq033.
- Xiphophorus gordoni, a New Species ... Copeia Sept 25 1963
External links[]
- Works by Wendell L. Minckley at Project Gutenberg
- Works by or about Wendell L. Minckley at Internet Archive
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