Malacology

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Gastropods A.Cassis madagascarensis (Cassididae), B.Charonia variegata (Cymatiidae), C.Chicoreus brevifrons (Muricidae) D.Tonna galea (Tonnidae), E.Nerita pelotonta (Neritidae), F. Tonna maculosa (Tonnidae), G.Turbinella angulata (Turbinellidae), H.Turritella variegata (Turritellidae), I.Vasun muricatum (Turbinellidae).

Malacology is the study of mollusks. These animals include snails, slugs, clams, mussels, octopus, squid, and many other kinds of animals without backbones that are often found in the sea, but sometimes in lakes and rivers, and on land. Most of them have shells, but not all of them. Some people save these shells because they may be very pretty. Many people eat mollusks, especially those people who live near the ocean.

Scientists study mollusks to learn how many kinds there are, where they are found, how they came to be as they are, and what their lives are like, as well as many other things about them. These scientists are called malacologists.

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Societies [change]

Journals [change]

Journals within the field of malacology include:

Malacologists [change]

Karl Hermann Johannes Thiele (1860-1935) fue un zoólogo y malacólogo estadounidense.
William J. Clench (1897- 1984) fue un malacólogo estadounidense.
Henry Augustus Pilsbry (1862-1957) fue un biólogo, malacólogo y carcinólogo estadounidense.
William Swainson (1789-1855) fue un naturalista inglés.

Museums [change]

Museums that have either exceptional malacological research collections (behind the scenes) and/or exceptional public exhibits of mollusks:

Some mollusks [change]

  • sea snail

  • land slug

  • land snail

  • marine clam

  • freshwater clam

  • octopus

  • squid

References [change]

  1. ↑ Sociedad Mexicana de Malacología y Conquiliología
  2. ↑ General Information. accessed 6 December 2010].
  3. ↑ "THE NAUTILUS. A Quarterly Devoted to Malacology". Retrieved 6 December 2010.
  4. ↑ Journal Impact Factor 2003. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
  5. ↑ Robert Tucker Abbott. Lieutenant, United States Navy)
  6. ↑ Horace Burrington Baker (1889–1971)
  7. ↑ William J. Clench (1897-1984)
  8. ↑ Georges Cuvier (1769-1832)
  9. ↑ John Edward Gray (1800-1875)
  10. ↑ History USNM
  11. ↑ Isabel Pérez Farfante de Canet
  12. ↑ Criales, María M. 2009. Obituario: Isabel Pérez-Farfante 24 de julio de 1916 – 20 de agosto de 2009. Ciencia y Mar. XIII(37):77-80.
  13. ↑ Henry Augustus Pilsbry (1862–1957)
  14. ↑ Constantine Samuel Rafinesque (1783-1840)
  15. ↑ Conchologica Iconica
  16. ↑ Ni solas ni resignadas: la participación femenina en las actividades científico-académicas de la Argentina en los inicios del siglo XX
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