Auckland Shell Club
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Formation | 1931 |
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Type | Learned society, Nonprofit |
Purpose | to promote and advance the microbial sciences |
Location | |
Field | Conchology, Malacology |
Website | www |
The Auckland Shell Club, also known as the Conchology Section of the Auckland Museum Institute, is a New Zealand society concerned with the study of molluscs and their shells.
History
The club first formed in 1931,[1] as the Conchology Section of the Auckland Institute and Museum.[2] It is the oldest section of the Auckland War Memorial Museum,[3] and is one of only three shell clubs in New Zealand.[4] The first facilitator of the club was Baden Powell.[5] Powell, Richard Dell and Charles Fleming were all early members of the club; Powell focusing on faunistics and taxonomy, while Fleming was more interested in palaeobiogeography.[6] The second facilitator of the club was Czech malacologist Walter Olivier Cernohorsky.[5]
The club used to meet in a dedicated area of the Auckland War Memorial Museum's Malacology Department, where the club's library was also kept.[5]
From 1962 to 2014, the shell club has published Poirieria, a journal available at the Biodiversity Heritage Library.[7]
The Auckland Shell Club takes part in the New Zealand Shell Show, an event that occurs every two years, alternatively held in Auckland and Wellington.[8][9]
Current and former members
- Albert Eugene Brookes[10]
- Walter Olivier Cernohorsky[5]
- Richard Dell[2]
- Charles Fleming[6]
- Margaret S. Morley[11]
- Winston Ponder[6]
- Baden Powell[5]
References
- ^ Abadia, Karina (1 May 2013). "Shells are a passion". Stuff. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
- ^ a b Beu, Alan; Marshall, Bruce; Ponder, Winston (2003). "Richard Kenneth ('Dick') Dell, 1920–2002: obituary, bibliography and a list of his taxa". Molluscan Research. 23: 85–99.
- ^ "Sections". Auckland War Memorial Museum. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
- ^ Wassilieff, Maggy (12 June 2006). "Shellfish - Shell collecting". Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
- ^ a b c d e Thwaites, I. G.; Gill, B. J.; Blom, W. (2015). "Walter Oliver Cernohorsky F.L.S. Surveyor, malacologist – 1927–2014". Papahou: Records of the Auckland Museum. 50: 13–18. ISSN 1174-9202. JSTOR 90014737. Wikidata Q58628995.
- ^ a b c Beechey, Des (December 2005). "Dr Bill Rudman and Dr Winston Ponder retire" (PDF). Australasian Shell News. 127. Malacological Society of Australasia. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
- ^ Crowley, Bianca (22 October 2015). "From Scarborough to Svjatoj Nos: BHL's latest in-copyright additions". Biodiversity Heritage Library. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
- ^ Mulligan, Jesse. "She seeks sea shells". Radio New Zealand. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
- ^ Cawley, Rose (1 May 2013). "Shells on show". Stuff. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
- ^ Blom, Wilma M. (2017). "Fossil and Recent molluscan types in the Auckland Museum Part 2: Polyplacophora and Scaphopoda". Papahou: Records of the Auckland Museum. 52: 71–76. doi:10.32912/RAM.2018.52.5. ISSN 1174-9202. JSTOR 90016663. Wikidata Q104815052.
- ^ Bozetti, L; Sargent, Dennis M (2011). "A new species of Euprotomus (Gastropoda: Strombidae) from New Zealand and the Kermadec Islands". Visaya. 3 (3): 23–27.
External links
Category:Auckland War Memorial Museum
Category:Conchological societies
Category:Scientific organisations based in New Zealand
Category:Scientific organizations established in 1931
Category:1931 establishments in New Zealand
Category:Non-profit organisations based in New Zealand