Mollusca (Snails, Clams, Octopus)
Image courtesy of Gary Cobb. |
The Malacology (mollusc) collection comprises about 50,000 lots of dry shells for scientific research and education purposes, about 5,000 specimens stored in either 70% ethyl alcohol for morphological study or absolute ethyl alcohol for genetics studies. The bulk of both collections are registered and databased. Marine, land and freshwater species of molluscs are represented in the collections. |
Contact
Dr Richard Willan
Curator of Molluscs
Tel: (08) 8999 8238
Email: museum.magnt@nt.gov.au
Recent Publications
Spencer, H.G. & Willan, R.C. 2010. Orders Neotaenioglossa, Neogastropoda and Heterostropha. Pp. 354-421. In: Cook, S. de C. (ed.) New Zealand Marine Coastal Invertebrates, Volume One. Canterbury University Press, Christchuch, 640 pp.
Willan, R.C. 2010. Phylum Mollusca Introduction. Pp. 296-298. In: Cook, S. de C. (ed.) New Zealand Marine Coastal Invertebrates, Volume One. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch.
Willan, R.C. 2010. All nudibranch families (with P. Poppe), Acteonidae (with S.P. Tagaro), Aglajidae (with P. Poppe), Aplustridae (with S.P. Tagaro), Aplysiidae (with P. Poppe), Bullinidae, Bullidae, Cavoliniidae (with P. Poppe), Cylichnidae (with S.P. Tagaro), Gastropteridae (with P. Poppe), Haminoeidae (with S.P. Tagaro), Juliidae, Limacinidae (with P. Poppe & G. Poppe), Philinidae, Plakobranchidae (with P. Poppe), Pleurobranchidae (with P. Poppe), Retusidae (with S.P. Tagaro), Ringiculidae, Scaphandridae (with S.P. Tagaro), Smaragdinellidae. In: Poppe, G. (ed.) Philippine Marine Mollusks Volume III (Gastropoda Part 3 & Bivalvia Part 1). ConchBooks: Hackenheim.
Bourke, P.M. & Willan, R.C. 2009. Anadara granosa (Mollusca: Bivalvia: Arcidae) discovered live in Darwin Harbour with implications for understanding climate change in northern Australia. The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory 25: 117-120.
Spencer, H.G., Marshall, B.A. Maxwell, P.A., Grant-Mackie, J.A. Stilwell, J.D., Willan, R.C. , Campbell, H.J., Crampton, J.S., Henderson, R.A., Bradshaw, M.A., Waterhouse, J.B. & Pojeta, J. 2009. Phylum Mollusca chitons, clams, tusk shells, snails, squid and kin. Pages 161-254. In: Gordon, D.P. (ed.) The New Zealand Inventory of Biodiversity. Volume 1. Kingdom Animalia – Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. University of Canterbury Press, Christchurch, 566 pp.
Willan, R.C., Kohler, F., Kessner, V. & Braby, M.F. 2009. Description of four new species of limestone-associated Torresitrachia land snails (Mollusca: Pulmonata: Camaenidae) from the Katherine District of the Northern Territory, Australia, with comments on their conservation. The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory 25: 87-102.
