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Dr. ir. Jacobus Johannes (John) van Aartsen (1936-2020): a life for malacology

Authors: J. Goud, H.P.M.G. Menkhorst
Basteria, 84 (4/6): 265-281Published:

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Since 1958 John van Aartsen had a keen interest in molluscs of the Mediterranean, and particularly the differences in malacofauna of the western and eastern parts of that basin. He focussed on Rissoidae, Pyramidellidae and bivalves; published 139 malacological papers and described 105, par­ticularly minute-sized, species. Together with his wife Joz­ina, many trips were devoted to the collection of samples potentially containing small shell species. His collection with an odd 33,000 samples has been included in that of Naturalis Biodiversity Center (Leiden).

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Catalogue of recent type specimens of Polyplacophora (Mollusca) in the Netherlands, including a list of all species present in the Naturalis Biodiversity Center and the Natuurhistorisch Museum Rotterdam

Authors: F.J.A. Slieker, H.L. Strack , J. Goud
Basteria 84 (4-6): 282-316Published:

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Type specimens of Polyplacophora present in the collec­tions of the Nationaal Natuurhistorisch Museum, Leiden, formerly Rijksmuseum van Natuurlijke Historie (RMNH), and the Zoölogisch Museum Amsterdam (ZMA), now merged in the Naturalis Biodiversity Center, are listed. In total there is type material of 183 different species, consist­ing of 87 primary types (including 41 pro parte types) and 197 secondary type samples. On two plates are depicted the original coloured drawings of the newly described species by Nierstrasz (1905) published in ‘’Der Chitonen der Siboga Expedition’’. In addition an overview of all recent polypla­cophoran species present in the two major molluscan col­lections in the Netherlands (Naturalis Biodiversity Center and Natuurhistorisch Museum Rotterdam (NMR)) is pre­sented, including localities (country level) and number of samples. The history of the collections from both former RMNH, ZMA and NMR is summarized.

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