Malacology - Wikipedia Those who study malacology are known as malacologists Those who study primarily or exclusively the shells of mollusks are known as conchologists, while those who study mollusks of the class Cephalopoda are teuthologists
Career Outlook article page - U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics I’m a malacologist: a scientist who studies mollusks—animals like squids and octopuses, snails and slugs, and clams and mussels Specifically, I’m a research zoologist and curator of Bivalvia (the class of mollusks with two shells joined by a ligament hinge) at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History
American Malacological Society - 2400 Years of Malacology This compilation provides a comprehensive catalog of biographical and bibliographical publications for over 27,000 malacologists, conchologists, paleontologists and others with an interest in molluscs, from Aristotle to the present
What is malacology? - Burke Museum Malacology—pronounced ma·luh·kaa·luh·jee—is the study of molluscs, a large and spectacularly diverse group of soft-bodied, invertebrate animals According to the fossil record, the group originated more than 500 million years ago
What does malacologist mean? - Definitions. net A malacologist is a scientist who specializes in the study of mollusks, a group of invertebrates that includes snails, clams, octopuses, and other similar organisms Their work may involve the study of mollusk anatomy, behavior, genetics, or ecology
Malacologist - definition of malacologist by The Free Dictionary Define malacologist malacologist synonyms, malacologist pronunciation, malacologist translation, English dictionary definition of malacologist n The branch of zoology that deals with mollusks mal′a·co·log′i·cal adj mal′a·col′o·gist n