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Alan Solem
George Alan Solem (21 June 1931 – 26 March 1990),Coan E. V., Kabat A. R. & Petit R. E. (2009). ''2,400 years of malacology, 6th ed.'', February 15, 2009, 830 pp. + 32 pp. nnex of Collations American Malacological Society: http://www.malacological.org/publications/2400_malacology.html known professionally as Alan Solem, was an American malacologist, a biologist who studied mollusks. He was one of the most renowned land snail experts of his time and had earned a reputation for his comprehensive revisions of mainly terrestrial pulmonates. He worked on land snails from all regions of the world but became particularly known for his revisions of land snails from Australasia and various Pacific Islands. His 140 academic papers dealt with the snail phylogeny, feeding patterns and reproductive strategies. He named many taxa, amongst them about 350 species of Australian land snails, and several genera.Cameron, R. A. D., B. M. Pokryszko, and F. E. Wells. 2005. Alan Solem's work on the d ...
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Malacology
Malacology is the branch of invertebrate zoology that deals with the study of the Mollusca (mollusks or molluscs), the second-largest phylum of animals in terms of described species after the arthropods. Mollusks include snails and slugs, clams, and cephalopods, along with numerous other kinds, many of which have shells. One division of malacology, conchology, is devoted to the study of mollusk shells. Malacology derives . Fields within malacological research include taxonomy, ecology and evolution. Applied malacology studies medical, veterinary, and agricultural applications; for example, mollusks as vectors of disease, as in schistosomiasis. Archaeology employs malacology to understand the evolution of the climate, the biota of the area, and the usage of the site. In 1681, Filippo Bonanni wrote the first book ever published that was solely about seashells, the shells of marine mollusks. The book was entitled: In 1868, the German Malacological Society was founded. Zoologica ...
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Ningbingia
''Ningbingia'' is a genus of land snails in the family Camaenidae. This genus is endemic to Kimberley in Western Australia.Pearce, KCamaenid Land Snails of the East Kimberley Interim Recovery Plan 2005-2010. Department of Conservation and Land Management, Western Australian Threatened Species and Communities Unit. February 2005. ''Ningbingia'' is differentiated from other genera by the morphology of the penis A penis (plural ''penises'' or ''penes'' () is the primary sexual organ that male animals use to inseminate females (or hermaphrodites) during copulation. Such organs occur in many animals, both vertebrate and invertebrate, but males do n .... Species in the genus have shells of average size with raised spires. Species Species include: * '' Ningbingia australis'' * '' Ningbingia bulla'' * '' Ningbingia dentiens'' * '' Ningbingia laurina'' * '' Ningbingia octava'' * '' Ningbingia res'' References External links Nomenclator Zoologicus Camaenidae Fauna ...
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Mouldingia
''Mouldingia'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial animal, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Camaenidae. Species Species within the genus ''Mouldingia'' include: * ''Mouldingia occidentalis'' * ''Mouldingia orientalis'' References Nomenclator Zoologicus info
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Mesodontrachia
''Mesodontrachia'' is a genus of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Camaenidae Camaenidae is a family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Helicoidea, the typical snails and their allies. This is one of the most diverse families in the clade Stylommatophora. These .... Species Species within the genus ''Mesodontrachia'' include: * '' Mesodontrachia desmonda'' * '' Mesodontrachia fitzroyana'' References Nomenclator Zoologicus info Camaenidae Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Camaenidae-stub ...
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Kendrickia (gastropod)
Kendrickia may refer to: * ''Kendrickia'' (gastropod), a genus of gastropods in the family Camaenidae Camaenidae is a family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Helicoidea, the typical snails and their allies. This is one of the most diverse families in the clade Stylommatophora. These ... * ''Kendrickia'' (plant), a genus of plants in the family Melastomataceae {{Genus disambiguation ...
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Cristilabrum
''Cristilabrum'' is a genus of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Camaenidae. Species This genus contains the following species: * '' Cristilabrum bubulum'' * '' Cristilabrum buryillum'' * '' Cristilabrum grossum'' * '' Cristilabrum isolatum'' * '' Cristilabrum monodon'' * ''Cristilabrum primum ''Cristilabrum primum'' is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Camaenidae. This species is endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic ...'' * '' Cristilabrum rectum'' * '' Cristilabrum simplex'' * '' Cristilabrum solitudum'' * '' Cristilabrum spectaculum'' References Camaenidae Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Camaenidae-stub ...
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