Marine ScienceField archive · 1981–2026
Expeditions
A field record of research journeys, habitat observations, collaborations and discoveries across more than four decades.
Research history · 97 records
Field work around the world
Explore the complete expedition history, with every recorded place, date and research note.
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Complete chronological source archive · 97 records
| Place | Date | Trip / research focus |
|---|---|---|
| Ancient trips by Felix | ||
| Tanzania | 1981–1997 | Numerous trips to the vicinity of Dar es Salaam and Zanzibar Is., Tanzania |
| Queensland, Australia | 1982 | Attending the Yeppoon Shell Show, assessing specimens and data on Umbilia capricornica, first discussed in 1984, formally described in 1989. |
| Grand Cayman Is. | 1984 | Observing the local fauna, first attempts at UW photography |
| South Africa | 1983–1995 | Numerous trips. Research on the species of Cypraeovula, recognition of C. mikeharti Lorenz 1985 und numerous subspecies described in 1989 and 2002. |
| West Samoa | 1996 | Trip with Ludwig Gabrielli, discovery of Monetaria sublitorea Lorenz 1997 |
| Trips we have done together, mostly | ||
| Sri Lanka | 1998 | Wornels Reef, discovery of Volvarina christelgrohae, finally described in 2025 |
| Sri Lanka | 1999 | Post El Niño, Tangalla, research on the local fauna, Cribrarula abaliena ganteri Lorenz 1997 in particular |
| N. Palawan, Mindoro PI | 1999 | Busuanga and Puerto Galera |
| Sardegna, Italy | 1999 | Studying different populations of Conus ventricosus |
| Bali to Darwin | 2001 | Empress 1, Batu Ata, discovery of Conus empressae Lorenz 2001 |
| Western Australia | 2001 | Research on the species of Zoila for the “Monograph of the living Zoila” of2002 |
| Florida Keys 1 | 2001 | Diving off Boca Raton with Tom Honker, collecting fossils with Ed Petuch. |
| Abrolhos Is., W Australia | 2001 | Studying the species of Zoila in their habitats |
| Mauritius | 2002 | GrisGris, Le Palmar, discovery of P. brevirostris grisgris and numerous other poorly known forms. |
| South China Sea | 2002 | Empress 2, The Rock, Repulse, reseach on Ovulidae |
| Florida Keys 2 | 2002 | Assessing the populations of “Deer Cowries” in the lower Keys. |
| Carnarvon, W Australia | 2002 | Studying the species of Zoila in their habitats |
| West Sulawesi | 2003 | Empress 3, Makassar to Manado, discovery of Conus wallacei Lorenz & Morrison 2004 |
| Gangga Is. N. Sulawesi | 2003 | Blue Ringed Octopus Trip, studying Ovulidae |
| Sal, Cape Verde Is. | 2003 | Exploring the local fauna of Sal, its populations of Conidae and Marginellidae |
| Dirk Hartog Is., W Australia | 2004 | Studying the species of Zoila in their habitats |
| Java Sea | 2004 | Empress 4, Singapore to Bali |
| Florida Keys 4 | 2005 | Re-assessment of the populations of “Deer Cowries” in the lower Keys. |
| Moluccas & Raja Ampat, Irian Jaya | 2005 | Empress 5, exploring the range of Conus nocturnus, discovery of Chicoreus ingridmariae Houart 2010 |
| Sulawesi | 2005 | Lembeh Strait, documening habitats and hosts of Ovulidae |
| Shark Bay, W Australia | 2005 | Studying the species of Zoila and Cribrarula in their habitats |
| Mauritius | 2006 | Studying the fauna of caves and channels off the east coast |
| Tasmania | 2006 | Photographing Notocypraea in their habitat |
| Perth, W. Australia | 2006 | Rottnest Island Trip, Zoila and Cribrarula in their habitats |
| Carabelle, Florida | 2006 | “Bad Service” Tour, assessing the local fauna of Cape San Blas |
| Spratly Islands | 2006 | Empress 6, discovery of Empressostrea kostini Huber & Lorenz 2007 |
| Borneo | 2006 | Kota Kinabalu – Sipadan, discovery of Erronea ovum erici |
| Bali, Indonesia | 2007 | AK Trip, diving off the north coast, studying Ovulidae |
| Cebu, Philippines | 2007 | Chocolat, Cabilao Wall Tour, discovery of |
| Coral Bay, W Australia | 2007 | Studying the species of Zoila and Cribrarula in their habitats |
| Lord Howe Is. NSW | 2008 | Discovery of the habitat of Bursa verrucosa, finding living populations of landsnails thought to be extinct |
| Tasmania | 2008 | Studying the local fauna of Notocypraea and other gastropods |
| Perth, W Australia | 2008 | Augusta, Moses Rock |
| Florida Keys 5 | 2008 | Torch Key, re-discovery of Conus pealii and several new species of Turridae |
| Marquesas | 2008 | Bounty Bay Desaster Trip, discovery of Chicoreus lorenzi Houart 2009 and Myurella lorenzi Terryn 2022 |
| Nocnocan, Philippines | 2008 | Sabrina 1, exploring the unique Nocnocan Lagoon |
| Mauritius | 2009 | Studying the fauna of caves and channels off the east coast |
| Port Shepstone, South Africa | 2009 | Catie Trip, exploring the Natal coast |
| Sinai, Egypt | 2009 | Bluewater Trip, discovery of Naviculavolva debelius and Prosimnia hepcae Lorenz & Fehse 2011 |
| Mactan, Philippines | 2009 | Sabrina 2, Nocnocan, Discovery of Corculum lorenzi Huber 2013 |
| Sinai, Egypt | 2010 | HEPCA Expedition, Abu Shita, discovery of numerous Marginelloidea |
| Cebu, Philippines | 2010 | Sabrina 3, with AK |
| Florida Keys 6 | 2010 | Torch Key Conus Trip 2, re-assessing the “Deer Cowry” populations |
| Mauritius | 2011 | Encore Trip, Eric le Court, diving off Palmar |
| St Brandon 1 | 2011 | Discovery of Bistolida nanostraca, Tridacna lorenzi, Conus vaulberti, C. lecourtorum, Morum lorenzi etc. |
| Mactan, Philippines | 2011 | Leyte and Camotes, searching for the habitat of Conus traillii |
| Gulf of Aqaba, Egypt | 2011 | Aeolus 1, Independence, finding that the remote reefs of Egypt not visited by tourists are in bad condition. |
| St Brandon 2 | 2012 | Rain & Wind, discovery of Conus brandonensis and Chicoreus janae |
| Papua New Guinea | 2012 | Eastern Fields and Kavieng, discovery of Mitrella lorenzi M&M 2014 |
| Lord Howe Is. NSW | 2013 | Windy Tour, assessing landsnail populations |
| Perth, Esperance, WA | 2013 | Mindon Reef Trip, exporing the southwestern coast |
| Palau, Caroline Is. | 2013 | Aggressor Trip, re-discovery of Erronea ovum palauensis |
| St Brandon 3 | 2013 | Eliza Trip, discovery of B. nanostraca pontifica Chiapponi & Lorenz, 2024 |
| Kavieng, New Ireland | 2014 | Kavieng Biodiversity Expedition with the MNHN, discovery of Conus hughmorrisoni Lorenz & Puillandre 2015 |
| Tasmania | 2014 | Tasmania DNA sampling with MNHN and Smithsonian |
| Komodo, Indonesia | 2014 | Damai Dua Trip, discovery of Komodomitra colligata Lorenz & Monsecour 2024 |
| Gulf of Suez, Egypt | 2014 | Aeolus 2, Turkia Trip, discovery of numerous new Marginelloidea and Turritella lorenzi Cossignani 2020 |
| Phuket, Thailand | 2015 | White Manta Trip, finding Similar Is. and other places in very poor condition |
| St Brandon 4 | 2015 | Gryphon trip. Numerous new species, documenting apocalyptic amounts of plastic waste wased ashore |
| North Sulawesi, Indonesia | 2015 | Gangga 10 years later, finding the formerly species-rich intertidal completely denuded |
| Raja Ampat, Indonesia | 2015 | Revisiting the habitats of Conus nocturnuns |
| Grand Cayman Is. | 2016 | MSF excursion, discovers of several new Marginelloidea and Conus janapatriceae Petuch et al. 2016 |
| Siargao, Philippines | 2016 | General Luna Cave, discovery of Pseudolilliconus atomus Lorenz et al. 2025 |
| Turks & Caicos | 2017 | Hideway @ 50, discovery of several new Marginelloidea |
| New Zealand | 2017 | Waiheke Simbi Tour, as hub to Western Polynesia |
| Niue | 2017 | Confiscation of our expedition results despite holding permits. |
| Cook Islands | 2017 | Dead Reef 1, finding the reefs and habitats of the area in devastating condition |
| Seychelles 1 | 2017 | Observing a recovery of reefs two years after a bleaching event, with the molluscan fauna barely affected |
| South Africa | 2017 | Exploring the deeper water fauna of southern Kwazulu-Natal. |
| Western Australia | 2018 | Participating in an expedition using an ROV to explore deep water habitats |
| Oman | 2018 | Hallaniyat, Mirbat, discovery of 13 new species of Marginelloidea and Colina lorenzi Bozzetti 2018 |
| Egypt | 2018 | Subex, Aeolus 3 |
| Curaçao and Aruba | 2018 | Curasub1. Scooping grit from 300 m using a submarine. Discovery of Volvarina brucebrandti |
| Essaouira, Morocco | 2019 | Studying the microgastropods form the area |
| Mauritius | 2019 | Revisiting sites assesed 15 years earlier to find severe degradation in molluscan diversity |
| St Brandon 5 | 2019 | Omar IV. Discovery of several new species pending to be named. |
| South Africa | 2019 | Fossil collecting in the Cretaceous of the Mzamba formation |
| Sao Tomé | 2020 | Rolas Is., assessing the molluscan fauna, resulting in the book “Seashells of Rolas, Sao Tome” 2020. |
| Seychelles 2 | 2021 | Researching the distribution and abundance of the elusive endemic cowry B. hirundo francisca |
| Mauritius and Rodrigues | 2022 | Revisiting Rodrigues after 20 years |
| Gaafu Alifu, Maldives 1 | 2022 | Recognignition of Erronea caurica maldiva Chiapponi & Lorenz 2024 as distinct subspecies |
| Gaafu Alifu, Maldives 2 | 2022 | Further research on E. caurica maldiva |
| Fuerteventura | 2023 | Sampling beachgrit. |
| Maldives 3 to 5 (March, August, November) | 2023 | Research on the biology of Turritella janae and Archivolva cheripoda. |
| Taghazout, Morocco | 2024 | Studying the microgastropods form the area |
| Maldives 6 | 2024 | Helengeli. Discovery of Colubraria cossignanii Lorenz 2024 |
| Cyprus | 2024 | Re-discovery of Conus ziczac and an undescribed new species |
| Yucatan, Mexico | 2025 | MSF expedition. Discovery of Olivella magnifica and 3 new Marginelloidea |
| Maldives 7 | 2025 | Garbage collecting |
| Korfu | 2025 | Devoid of mollusca |
| St Brandon 6 | 2025 | Geronimo expedition, new Marginelloidea |
| Antigua | 2026 | Searching for Vasum globulus, new Marginelloidea |