Lois Corea Rehder (1911;
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)–February 15, 1988;
Bethesda,
Maryland
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) was an American malacologist. Her husband,
Harald Alfred Rehder (1907–1996), was also a malacologist.
She named the genus ''
Buchema
''Buchema'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family (biology), family Horaiclavidae.
This genus was previously placed in the subfamily Crassispirinae, within the Turridae.
Description
(Description by W.H. Dall as a sub ...
'' and several species in ''
Carinodrillia
''Carinodrillia'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pseudomelatomidae
Pseudomelatomidae is a family (biology), family of predatory sea snails, marine gastropods included in the superfamily Conoidea (previously ...
'' under her maiden name Lois F. Corea.
Rehder moved from New York City to
Washington, D.C.
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as an infant and attended
Western High School and
George Washington University
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.
Works
Corea, Lois Fleming. "New marine mollusks (with three plates)." (1934).
See also
*
List of malacologists
This is a list of malacologists, scientists who study mollusks, such as snails, clams, cephalopods, and others, in a discipline named malacology. People who specialize in studying only or primarily the shells of mollusks are sometimes called c ...
References
* Anonymous, 1988. Lois C. Rehder, Smithsonian volunteer. Washington Post, Feb. 18, 1988: B-6
* D. Raeihle, 1988. Lois C. Rehder. New York Shell Club Notes 306: 14
American malacologists
1911 births
1988 deaths
20th-century American zoologists
Scientists from Washington, D.C.
George Washington University alumni
Deaths from cancer in Maryland
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