Carlos de la Torre y Huerta, Cuban malacologist and paleontologist (Matanzas 15 May 1858 – La Habana 19 February 1950)
Internationally known as one of great names in all the time malacology
Enunciated concepts about comparative osteology of fishes
DESCRIBED TAXA
Mollusca
Genera/Subgenera (with Bartsch)
Aguayotudora 1941
Annularodella 1941
Annularodisca 1941
Bermudezia 1941
Bermudezsiphona 1941
Chondropomisca 1938
Chondropomodes 1938
Chondrothyrella 1938
Cubadamsiella 1941
Cubitasiphona 1941
Cyclocubana 1942
Cylindrosiphona 1941
Dallsiphona 1941
Eutudorex 1941
Fossularia 1941
Foveothyra 1938
Guajaibona 1941
Gundlachtudora 1941
Gutierrezium 1938
Hendersonida 1938
Hendersonina 1938
Hendersonoma 1938
Incidostoma 1942
Juannularia 1941
Limadora 1941
Limadorex 1941
Liracyclotus 1942
Lugarenia 1941
Mirisiphon 1941
Opisthocoelex 1941
Opisthocoelium 1941
Opisthocoelops 1941
Plicathyra 1938
Plicathyrella 1938
Scobinapoma 1938
Solutapex 1941
Subannularia 1941
Tudorina 1941
Turripoma 1938
Turrithyra 1938
Turrithyretes 1938
Wrightudora 1941
Xenopomoides 1941
Alone
Oligomita 1950
Species
About 280
Subspecies
About 150
Fossil Mammalia (with Matthew 1915)
Genera
Mesocnus
Microcnus
Miocnus
Pisces
Valid species
Benthocometes claudei 1930
HONOURS
Life Member, American Museum of Natural History of New York (1911)
Doctor Honoris Causa, Harvard University (1912)
Doctor Honoris Causa, Friedrich Schiller University, Germany (1938)
Honorary Member, Washington Academy of Sciences (1939)
HONORS
Torreornis Barbour & Peters 1927 (Aves)
Torreana Avram 1977 (Arachnida)
Torreina Palmer 1934 (Foraminifera)
Torrechrysias Moreno 1936 (Mollusca)
Torrecoptis Bartsch 1943 (Mollusca)
Torreviana Aguayo 1943 (Mollusca)
Torrella Henderson & Bartsch 1920 (Mollusca)
Torrellisca Henderson & Bartsch 1920 (Mollusca)
Torreites Palmer 1933 (Mollusca)
Torrestrongylus Vigueras 1935 (Nematoda)
His nephew, Alfredo Arturo de La Torre y Callejas, malacologist and paleontologist (La Habana 12 November 1917 – 29 November 2002)
DESCRIBED MOLLUSCA TAXA
Genera (with Jaume 1972)
Acrocoptis
Amphistemma
Anafecoptis
Arangocoptis
Asthenocoptis
Bermudezicoptis
Bialasmus
Blaincoptis
Callocoptis
Capillacea
Carcinostemma
Cavicoptis
Cenocoptis
Centralia
Clenchicoptis
Cylindrocoptis
Garciacoptis
Geminicoptis
Gravicoptis
Heterocoptis
Johaniceramus
Juanocoptis
Levicoptis
Levistemma
Mimiaxis
Nodulia
Organocoptis
Orienticoptis
Palenquecoptis
Pfeiffericoptis
Planostemma
Poeycoptis
Sagracoptis
Scalaricoptis
Teneria
Tenuistemma
Trilamellaxis
Uncinicoptis
Ventricochlis
Species
About 230
Subspecies
About 100