Dr. Felix Lorenz studied and lectured at the Justus-Liebig-University in Gießen, with emphasis on taxonomy, biodiversity, zoogeography and parasitology. He quit his career as an academy-employee to become an independent researcher focussing on biodiversity, zoogeography and aspects of evolution. He is known to the malacological community as author of several books on Cowries, from well over a hundred scientific papers, collabourator of the MNHN, Paris and as active traveller in search of shells. Further information: www.ovulidae.com
 
Felix Lorenz has helped Nudi Pixel verifying identification of 174 specimens