Biography

Mario Ildefonso Sanchez Roig, Cuban zoologist and paleontologist (La Habana 23 January 1890 – La Habana 13 June 1962)

DESCRIBED NEW TAXA

Echinodermata

Genera

Aguayoaster 1952

Cubanaster 1952

Fernandezaster 1952

Gonzalezaster 1952

Hernandezaster 1949

Herrerasia 1951

Herreraster 1951

Lajanaster 1924 with Lambert

Lambertona 1953

Megapatagus 1953

Moronaster 1952

Neopatagus 1953

Palmeraster 1949

Pseudoasterostoma 1952

Pseudorthopsis 1949

Rojasaster 1952 

Rojasia 1951

Sandiegoaster 1952

Zanolettia 1951

Zanolettiaster 1953

Species

About 280

Mollusca

Genus (Fossil)

Cubaochetoceras 1951

Species

Cerion acuticostatum 1948

Cerion chaparra 1953 with Aguayo

Cerion columbinus 1951

Cerion coutini 1951

Cerion feltoni 1951

Cerion grilloensis 1951

Cerion miramarae 1951

Cerion palmeri 1948

Cerion pastelliloens 1951

Cerion prestoni 1951

Cerion pretiosus 1951 

Cerion pseudocyclostomum 1953 with Aguayo

Cerion saetiae 1948

Cerion sainthilarius 1951

Cerion tanamensis 1951

Chondrothyrella paredonis 1951

Chondrothyrium mortiarum 1951

Chondrothyrium tejedori 1951

Macroceramus giganteus

Macroceramus jaumei

Macroceramus yateresense

Opisthocoelium dubium 1949

Opisthosiphon conicus 1949 with Aguayo

Opisthosiphon sabinalense 1949 

Wrightudora laevistria 1949 with Aguayo

Subspecies

At least 11

HONORS (Fossil)

Sanchezella Durham 1954 (Echinodermata)

Subgenus Roigites Wierzbowski 1976 (Ammonites)