Auckland Shell Club
| Formation | 1931 |
|---|---|
| Type | Learned society, Nonprofit |
| 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
History
The club first formed in 1931,[1] as the Conchology Section of the Auckland Institute and Museum.[2] Sections are special interest groups or organisations housed within Auckland War Memorial Museum, and the Shell Club is the oldest.[3] It is one of only three shell clubs in New Zealand.[4]
The first facilitator of the club was
The second facilitator of the club was Czech malacologist Walter Olivier Cernohorsky.[5]
The club used to meet in a dedicated area of the
From 1962 to 2014, the shell club published Poirieria, a journal available at the Biodiversity Heritage Library.[8]
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.[9][10]
Current and former members
- Wilma M. Blom[11]
- Albert Eugene Brookes[12]
- Walter Olivier Cernohorsky[5]
- Richard Dell[2]
- Charles Fleming[6]
- Bruce Hayward[13]
- Margaret S. Morley[14]
- 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, 1920โ2002: obituary, bibliography and a list of his taxa". Molluscan Research. 23: 85โ99.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Wikidata Q115763336.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Newsletter - September 2013". Auckland Shell Club. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
- Wikidata Q104815052.
- ^ "Newsletter - November 2003". Auckland Shell Club. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
- ^ Bozetti, L; Sargent, Dennis M (2011). "A new species of Euprotomus (Gastropoda: Strombidae) from New Zealand and the Kermadec Islands". Visaya. 3 (3): 23โ27.
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