Michael Vecchione  | |
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| Nationality | American | 
| Education | University of Miami | 
| Alma mater | College of William and Mary | 
| Known for | Elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science | 
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Zoology | 
| Institutions | Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History | 
Michael Vecchione is an American zoologist currently at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History [1] and an Elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science since 2001. [2] His highest cited paper is Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: Mollusks at 661 times, according to Google Scholar. [3] His current interests are marine biodiversity and cephalopods. [4] He described the Magnapinnidae family in 1998 along with Richard Young. [5]
He earned his B.S. at University of Miami in 1972 and his Ph.D. at College of William and Mary in 1979. [1]