List of the Tasmanian shells in the Tasmanian

Museum collection, with the

names of many species that are not yet

represented therein.

Lodder, Mary

doi:10.26749/ELFV8860

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List of the Tasmanian shells in the Tasmanian Museum collection, with the names of many species that are not yet represented therein.

journal contribution

posted on 2023-11-22, 09:28 authored by Mary Lodder

Mary Lodder was born in England in 1853. Mary, along with her parents and two siblings, arrived in Tasmania in 1875. Mary remained at home with her parents after her siblings married.
The collection and classifications of shells was a hobby and ‘respectable pursuit’ for many Victorian ladies. Mary possessed great expertise not only as a collector, but in her grasp of taxonomic recording, ensuring her own collections were meticulously researched, labelled and later placed in public institutions.

History

Publication title

Papers & Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania

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In 1843 the Horticultural and Botanical Society of Van Diemen's Land was founded and became the Royal Society of Van Diemen's Land for Horticulture, Botany, and the Advancement of Science in 1844. In 1855 its name changed to Royal Society of Tasmania for Horticulture, Botany, and the Advancement of Science. In 1911 the name was shortened to Royal Society of Tasmania..