Somwang Patamakanthin
1=Biographies Somwang Patamakanthin (pron; 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. His father, Somnuek Patamakanthin, a businessman based in Phuket with an interest in shells, introduced him to nature at an early age. Although he did not receive formal scientific training, he developed an interest in mollusks independently.
Somwang Patamakanthin
- Born
- 1976 · Mueang Phuket.
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- Thailand
- Occupation
- illustrator · malacologist
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1=Biographies Somwang Patamakanthin (pron; 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. His father, Somnuek Patamakanthin, a businessman based in Phuket with an interest in shells, introduced him to nature at an early age. Although he did not receive formal scientific training, he developed an interest in mollusks independently.
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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. Shell collecting also took him to different places around the world, where he sought and exchanged specimens. Alongside this, he practiced art from a young age and later produced his own shell illustrations. He also contributed to the establishment of two shell museums. The first, created by his father in Phuket, contained a large private collection of shells. In 2009, Somwang established another museum in Bangkok, located at the corner of Silom Road near Lerdsin Hospital. Both museums have since closed.
• Turbo somnueki Patamakanthin, 2001 [= Turbo tursicus (Reeve, 1843)] • Haliotis thailandis Dekker & Pakamanthin, 2001 • Cymbiola tamariskae Sutanto & Patamakanthin, 2004 • Haliotis ovina volcanius Patamakanthin & Eng, 2007
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• Turritella jompatamakanthini (Cossignani, 2022)
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Somwang Patamakanthin is recorded with the occupation malacologist. Recorded as illustrator and malacologist.
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1976
Somwang Patamakanthin was born on 10 October 1976.
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• 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)
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- 1.Patamakanthin, Jom. แฟนหอยพันธุ์แท้. Chabangoen. 186. 2012. 9786169046820.
- 2.The Shell Collectors of Rawai Beach. Sarakadee. July 1999.
- 3.Lukthung, Num. เยือน"พิพิธภัณฑ์เปลือกหอยกรุงเทพฯ" เสพความมหัศจรรย์แห่งเปลือกหอย. ASTV Manager. 2009-02-17.
- 4.หอยมวนพลูจอมปัทมคันริน. DOF.
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