Conquiliologistas do Brasil (
Portuguese
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Conchologists
Conchology, from Ancient Greek κόγχος (''kónkhos''), meaning " cockle", and -logy from λόγος (''lógos''), meaning "study", is the study of mollusc shells. Conchology is one aspect of malacology, the study of molluscs; however, mala ...
of
Brazil
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) is an association created on September 19, 1989, in
São Paulo
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,
Brazil
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, with the main goal of spreading and increasing
conchology
Conchology, from Ancient Greek κόγχος (''kónkhos''), meaning "cockle (bivalve), cockle", and -logy from λόγος (''lógos''), meaning "study", is the study of mollusc shells. Conchology is one aspect of malacology, the study of mollus ...
, the study of
mollusc shell
The mollusc (or mollusk) shell is typically a calcareous exoskeleton which encloses, supports and protects the soft parts of an animal in the phylum Mollusca, which includes snails, clams, tusk shells, and several other classes. Not all shelled ...
s.
Conquiliologistas do Brasil
(in English)
The association publishes the magazine
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''Siratus'', the monthly bulletin
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''Calliostoma'' and the biannual peer-reviewed
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scientific journal
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''Strombus
''Strombus'' is a genus of medium to large sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod molluscs in the family (biology), family Strombidae, which comprises the true conchs and their immediate relatives. The genus ''Strombus'' was named by Swedi ...
'', and maintains a library of more than 1500 scientific paper
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s.
See also
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References
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External links
* http://www.conchasbrasil.org.br Conquiliologistas do Brasil] (in English)
* http://www.conchasbrasil.org.br/ Conquiliologistas do Brasil] (in Portuguese)
Zoology organizations
Conchologists