Conchological Society of Great Britain & Ireland

The Conchological Society of Great Britain and Ireland is a British-based society concerned with the study of molluscs and their shells. It was founded in 1876, and is one of the oldest such societies in the world. It is a registered UK charity (no. 208205) that anyone can join. It promotes the study of molluscs and their conservation, through meetings, publications, workshops, field meetings, and distribution recording schemes.^[1]

Journals

Two periodicals are published by the society:

• Journal of Conchology - Scientific publications
• Mollusc World - the magazine of the Society, previously known as the Conchologist's Newsletter

See also

• Netherlands Malacological Society
• Malacological Society of London
• Stella Turk
• Arthur Erskine Ellis

References

External links

• www.conchsoc.org The website of the Conch Soc