The Nederlandse Malacologische Vereniging (NMV), known in English as the Netherlands Malacological Society or the Dutch Malacological Society, is a non-profit organisation based in the

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. It is a society devoted to

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, ...

(the study of

mollusc Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 85,000 extant species of molluscs are recognized. The number of fossil species is est ...

s) as well as

conchology Conchology () is the study of mollusc shells. Conchology is one aspect of malacology, the study of molluscs; however, malacology is the study of molluscs as whole organisms, whereas conchology is confined to the study of their shells. It includ ...

(the study of

mollusc shell The mollusc (or molluskOften spelled mollusk shell in the USA; the spelling "mollusc" are preferred by ) shell is typically a calcareous exoskeleton which encloses, supports and protects the soft parts of an animal in the phylum Mollusca, wh ...

s). The NMV was founded in 1934, and the members include both professionals and amateurs. The NMV created a European malacological society which later became the global society

Unitas Malacologica Unitas may refer to: * 306 Unitas, a main belt asteroid * UNITAS, a multi-lateral naval exercise in South and Central America * Unitas Capital, a private equity firm, formerly known as CCMP Capital Asia * ''Humani generis unitas'', a planned encyc ...

Periodicals

The society publishes three periodicals: the scientific journal '' Basteria'', '' Vita Malacologica'' (a twice-annual themed supplement to ''Basteria'' published only in English) and the NMV news journal '' Spirula'' (formerly known as ''Correspondentieblad'').

Books

In commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the founding of the society, the NMV published two books. One was published in 2009 and was entitled, ''Schitterende schelpen en slijmerige slakken. 75 jaar NMV: malacologie als hobby en professie'', ("Beautiful snails and slimy slugs. 75 years of NMV: malacology as a hobby and profession"). The editors were Gerhard C. Cadee, Sylvia van Leeuwen, and Jan Johan ter Poorten. The other book, published in English in 2010, was about the research and collection of

Mattheus Marinus Schepman Mattheus Marinus Schepman (17 August 1847 – 19 November 1919) was a Dutch malacologist. He was one of the foremost collectors of mollusc shells in the Netherlands, and was also high on the overall list of European collectors. Dutch collectors ...

, the Dutch

malacologist 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, ...

References

* ''Mattheus Marinus Schepman (1847-1919) and His Contributions to Malacology'' by A. N. Van Der Bijl, R.G. Moolenbeek, and J. Gould, 2010, Netherlands Malacological Society, Leiden, 200 pages, ISBN 978-90- 815230-11 * ''Schitterende Schelpen en Slijmerige Slakken: 75 jaar Nederlandse Malacacologische Vereniging: malacologie als hobby en professie'', 2009, Nederlandse Malacacologische Vereniging, Leiden,

External links

Website of the Netherlands Malacological Society (in English)
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