Bruce Anders Marshall (born 29 March 1948) [1] is a New Zealand taxonomist and malacologist. He is an expert on New Zealand mollusca [2] and has named hundreds of species and genera. [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
He is a self-taught malacologist and started working at the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa in 1976. [8]
Until 2019, he was the Collection Manager of Molluscs at the Te Papa Tongarewa, where he described the largest number of new species in the history of the museum. [4] [5] [6]
In 2012 he was awarded a Doctor of Science degree by Victoria University of Wellington. [7] The conferment letter described him as "the leading authority on the taxonomy and systematics of living molluscs in New Zealand". [9]
In 2018 he was awarded the Lifetime Achievement award by the Malacological Society of Australasia. [7]
As of 2019, 24 species and 6 genera had been named after him. [3] [4] [8] [7] The genera are:
Bruce Anders Marshall (born 29 March 1948) [1] is a New Zealand taxonomist and malacologist. He is an expert on New Zealand mollusca [2] and has named hundreds of species and genera. [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
He is a self-taught malacologist and started working at the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa in 1976. [8]
Until 2019, he was the Collection Manager of Molluscs at the Te Papa Tongarewa, where he described the largest number of new species in the history of the museum. [4] [5] [6]
In 2012 he was awarded a Doctor of Science degree by Victoria University of Wellington. [7] The conferment letter described him as "the leading authority on the taxonomy and systematics of living molluscs in New Zealand". [9]
In 2018 he was awarded the Lifetime Achievement award by the Malacological Society of Australasia. [7]
As of 2019, 24 species and 6 genera had been named after him. [3] [4] [8] [7] The genera are: