Adams was assistant surgeon Royal Navy on board HMS Samarang during the survey of the islands of the Eastern Archipelago, from 1843 to 1846.[1] He edited the Zoology of the voyage of H.M.S. Samarang (1850). Adam White collaborated with him in the descriptions of the Crustacea from the voyage. In 1857, during the Second China War whilst serving as Surgeon on HMS Actaeon, he was present at the storming of Canton and awarded the China War Medal. He retired as Staff Surgeon aboard flagship HMS Royal Adelaide at Plymouth in 1870.
He was a prolific malacologist who described "hundreds of new species, most of them unillustrated and insufficiently diagnosed".[2] He partly worked together with his brother Henry Adams (1813–1877) and together they wrote The genera of recent mollusca: arranged according to their organization (three volumes, 1858). He also wrote Travels of a naturalist in Japan and Manchuria (1870), and an article about the interesting spiders seen on his travels.[3]
^"Adams (Arthur) [1820–1878]". The History of the Collections Contained in the Natural History Departments of the British Museum. Adamant Media. 2000. p. 23. ISBN978-1-4021-8140-5.
^S. Peter Dance (1966). Shell Collecting. An Illustrated History. Faber & Faber. ISBN978-0-571-06762-6. Cited in E. Alison Kay (1968). "Spurious Species Part III. Shells Erroneously Described From The Hawaiian Islands" (PDF). Hawaiian Shell News. New Series No. 99. 16 (3): 1, 5.[permanent dead link]
^Arthur Adams (1847). "Notes on the habits of certain exotic spiders". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 20 (134): 289–297. doi:10.1080/037454809496053.
^Biographical Etymology of Marine Organism Names: Henry Adams 2011-10-05 at the Wayback Machine
arthur, adams, zoologist, other, people, named, arthur, adams, arthur, adams, disambiguation, arthur, adams, 1820, gosport, hampshire, 1878, english, physician, naturalist, arthur, adamsborn1820gosport, hampshire, united, kingdomdied1878scientific, careerfield. For other people named Arthur Adams see Arthur Adams disambiguation Arthur Adams 1820 in Gosport Hampshire 1878 was an English physician and naturalist Arthur AdamsBorn1820Gosport Hampshire United KingdomDied1878Scientific careerFieldsMalacologyAuthor abbrev zoology A AdamsAdams was assistant surgeon Royal Navy on board HMS Samarang during the survey of the islands of the Eastern Archipelago from 1843 to 1846 1 He edited the Zoology of the voyage of H M S Samarang 1850 Adam White collaborated with him in the descriptions of the Crustacea from the voyage In 1857 during the Second China War whilst serving as Surgeon on HMS Actaeon he was present at the storming of Canton and awarded the China War Medal He retired as Staff Surgeon aboard flagship HMS Royal Adelaide at Plymouth in 1870 He was a prolific malacologist who described hundreds of new species most of them unillustrated and insufficiently diagnosed 2 He partly worked together with his brother Henry Adams 1813 1877 and together they wrote The genera of recent mollusca arranged according to their organization three volumes 1858 He also wrote Travels of a naturalist in Japan and Manchuria 1870 and an article about the interesting spiders seen on his travels 3 Contents 1 Works 2 Species named after Arthur Adams 3 References 4 External linksWorks editArthur Adams 1862 A Visit to Pratas Island The Zoologist 20 8183 8184 via Internet Archive Species named after Arthur Adams editFinella adamsi Dall 1889 Arcopsis adamsi Dall 1886 Hinnites adamsi Dall 1886 synonym of Pseudohinnites adamsi Dall 1886 Brachidontes adamsianus Dunker 1857 Nucinella adamsi Dall 1898 likely Natica adamsiana R W Dunker 1860 possibly Octopus adamsi Benham 1944 synonym of Octopus huttoni Benham 1943 possibly Zebrida adamsii White 1847 4 References edit Adams Arthur 1820 1878 The History of the Collections Contained in the Natural History Departments of the British Museum Adamant Media 2000 p 23 ISBN 978 1 4021 8140 5 S Peter Dance 1966 Shell Collecting An Illustrated History Faber amp Faber ISBN 978 0 571 06762 6 Cited in E Alison Kay 1968 Spurious Species Part III Shells Erroneously Described From The Hawaiian Islands PDF Hawaiian Shell News New Series No 99 16 3 1 5 permanent dead link Arthur Adams 1847 Notes on the habits of certain exotic spiders Annals and Magazine of Natural History 20 134 289 297 doi 10 1080 037454809496053 Biographical Etymology of Marine Organism Names Henry Adams Archived 2011 10 05 at the Wayback MachineExternal links editWorks by or about Arthur Adams at Internet Archive WoRMS List with taxa named by Adams Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Arthur Adams zoologist amp oldid 1160952452, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
