Nils Hjalmar Odhner (6 December 1884 – 12 June 1973) was a

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zoologist who studied mollusks, a

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. He was professor of invertebrate zoology at the Swedish Museum of Natural History, Stockholm, and a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. He was the father of ambassador Bengt Odhner (1918–1990).

Taxa

Species named in honor of this malacologist include: * The white-knight nudibranch '' Doris odhneri'' (MacFarland, 1966) *'' Tritonia nilsodhneri'' Marcus, 1983 * ''Bulimulus'' sp. nov. ''nilsodhneri'' The

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(WoRMS) lists 490 marine species named by Odhner. Many of these have become synonyms.WoRMS: Species named by Odhner
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1884 births 1973 deaths Swedish malacologists 20th-century Swedish zoologists Members of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences {{Sweden-scientist-stub