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Richard Dell

January 04, 2023

For Richard Dell (MP), see Derby (UK Parliament constituency). For the American tennis player, see Dick Dell.

Richard Kenneth Dell QSO (11 July 1920 – 6 March 2002) was a New Zealand malacologist.

Richard Dell

QSO
Born
Richard Kenneth Dell

11 July 1920
Auckland, New Zealand
Died6 March 2002 (2002-03-07) (aged 81)
Wellington, New Zealand
Alma materVictoria University College
Known forWork on molluscs of the Chatham Islands and the Antarctic
Spouse
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(m. 1946)​
Children4
Scientific career
FieldsMalacology
InstitutionsMuseum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Biography

Dell was born in Auckland in 1920. As a young boy, he took an interest in shells, collecting them from the shores of Waitematā Harbour. He even managed to start a "museum" in his backyard. He also helped curate the Auckland War Memorial Museum shell collection.[1]

Dell studied at Mount Albert Grammar School and later at the Auckland University College. He took a teacher’s course at Auckland Teachers' College, but World War II delayed his plans to become a teacher. He joined the New Zealand Artillery, serving on Nissan Island, the Solomon Islands, Southwest Asia, Egypt, and Italy. He later published several papers on the land snails he had collected in the Solomon Islands.[1]

In 1946, he married botanist and schoolteacher Miriam Matthews, and they had four daughters together.[1] His wife continued working after their marriage and became a well-known women's advocate.[2]

After the war, Dell was offered a job as malacologist at the Dominion Museum, where he started to standardise the cabinets and built up a collection of more than 30,000 specimens. In the meantime, he took a master's degree in Science at Victoria University College, with a pioneering thesis on cephalopods, octopuses and squid.[1]

His breakthrough came with the Chatham Islands Expedition of 1954. The results were published in 1956 as The Archibenthal Mollusca of New Zealand, which was a major contribution to the knowledge of molluscan fauna in the bathyal zone of New Zealand waters. This publication earned him a Doctorate in Science in 1956.[1]

Soon after, Dell started to work on Antarctic collections, with among others Alan Beu and Winston Ponder. In 1964, he published a major monograph on the Antarctic bivalves, chitons and scaphopods.[1]

Dell became first Assistant Director in 1961 and later in 1966, Director of the Dominion Museum, which would become the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. He retired in 1980, and started writing again. In 1990, he published his standard work Antarctic Mollusca with special reference to the Fauna of the Ross Sea. Dell published more than 150 papers on Mollusca (marine, terrestrial and freshwater), crabs and birds. He also made a major contribution to the Antarctic biogeography.[1]

Honours and awards

In the 1981 New Year Honours, Dell was appointed a Companion of the Queen's Service Order for public services.[3] In 1977, he was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal, and in 1990 he received the New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal.[4] He was an honoured member of many scientific societies and committees. He won prizes and medals in New Zealand and abroad, including the Hamilton Prize in 1955, and the Hector Medal in 1965, both awarded by the Royal Society of New Zealand.[4] He has named many new species of molluscs and several new crustaceans.[1]

Death

Dell died in 2002, after a long illness, in Wellington. He was survived by his wife, Dame Miriam Dell, and their four daughters.[1]

Selected publications

In scientific journals
  • Dell, R.K. (1950) A Tertiary molluscan fauna from Waikowhai, Manukau Harbour, Auckland. Dominion Museum Records in Zoology, 1, 29–37.
  • Dell, R.K. (1952) A revision of the molluscan fauna of the Hurupi beds, southern Wairarapa. Dominion Museum Records in Zoology, 1, 71–86.
  • Dell, R.K. (1953) A molluscan fauna from the Chatham Rise, New Zealand. Dominion Museum Records in Zoology, 2, 37–50.
  • Dell, R.K. (1955) Nature in New Zealand Native Shells. A.H. & A.W. Reed, Wellington, 64 pp.
  • Dell, R.K. (1956) The archibenthal Mollusca of New Zealand. Dominion Museum Bulletin, 18, 1–235.
  • Dell, R.K. (1956) Some new off-shore Mollusca from New Zealand. Dominion Museum Records in Zoology, 3, 27–59.
  • Dell, R.K. (1962) Additional archibenthal Mollusca from New Zealand. Dominion Museum Records in Zoology, 4, 67–76.
  • Dell, R.K. (1963) Notes on some New Zealand Mollusca in the British Museum. Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand, Zoology, 3, 171–177.
  • Dell, R.K. (1963) Archibenthal Mollusca from northern New Zealand. Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand, Zoology, 3, 205–216.
  • Dell, R.K. (1972) Notes on nomenclature of some Mollusca from Antarctica and southern South America. Records of the Dominion Museum, 8, 21–42.
  • Dell, R.K. (1990) Antarctic Mollusca with special reference to the fauna of the Ross Sea. The Royal Society of New Zealand Bulletin, 27, 1–311.
Other publications
  • The New Zealand Cephalopoda (1952)
  • The fresh-water Mollusca of New Zealand, 3 parts (1953–1956)
  • The position of systematics in the biological sciences (1953)
  • Cephalopoda (1959)
  • Antarctic and Subantarctic Mollusca, Bivalvia, Amphineura and Scaphopoda (1964)

Taxa named by R.K. Dell

Apart from having named numerous species in the Mollusca and some in the Crustacea, he has also established a number of new genera :

  • Alertalex Dell, 1956 (Calliostomatidae)
  • Antarctodomus Dell, 1972 (Buccinidae)
  • Benthomodiolus Dell, 1987 (Mytilidae )
  • Cavellioropa Dell, 1952 (Charopidae)
  • Chathamidia Dell, 1956 : synonym of Exilia Conrad, 1860 (Ptychatractidae)
  • Falsitromina Dell, 1990 (Buccinidae)
  • Flammoconcha Dell, 1952 (Charopidae)
  • Maoriconcha Dell, 1952 (Charopidae)
  • Maoricrater Dell, 1956 (Lepetidae)
  • Maoriscaphander Dell, 1950 (Cylichnidae)
  • Obanella Dell, 1952 (Charopidae)
  • Pseudegestula Dell, 1954 (Charopidae)
  • family Rhizoridae Dell, 1952 (superfamily Philinoidea) [originally regarded as a synonym of Retusidae by Bouchet & Rocroi (2005) but reinstated as valid by Malaquias et al. (2009) ]
  • Rissopsetia Dell, 1956 (Pyramidellidae)
  • Ruapukea Dell, 1952 (Aclididae)
  • Tasmalira Dell, 1956 (Cerithiopsidae)
  • Tasmocrossea Dell, 1952 (Skeneidae)
  • Tecticrater Dell, 1956 (Lepetellidae)
  • (Crustacea) Pteropeltarion Dell, 1972 (Trichopeltariidae)

Taxa named in honour of R.K. Dell[5]

  • The Sea Snail Brookula delli Numanami, 1996
  • The Sa Snail Calliotropis delli Marshall, 1979
  • Carditella delli Crozier, 1966
  • Cuspidaria delli Knudsen, 1970
  • Cyclochlamys delli Dijkstra & Marshall, 2008
  • Cymonomus delli Griffin & Brown, 1975
  • The fish Genus Dellichthys Briggs, 1955
  • The Sea Snail Eatoniella delli Ponder, 1965[6]
  • Gasparia delli (Forster, 1955)
  • Limatula delli Fleming, 1978
  • Neilo delli B.A. Marshall, 1978
  • Nereis delli Knox, 1960
  • Nuculana delliana Huber, 2010
  • Ogyrides delli Yaldwyn, 1971
  • The Sea Snail Otukaia delli McLean & Andrade, 1982
  • The Sea Snail Penion benthicolus delli Powell, 1971
  • Platypodia delli Takeda & Webber, 2006
  • Podocatactes delli (Guinot, 1989) (basionym: Trachycarcinus delli Guinot, 1989)
  • The Sea Snail Tractolira delli Leal & Harasewych, 2005
  • The Sea Snail Zeacolpus delli Marwick, 1957 : synonym of Stiracolpus pagoda (Reeve, 1849)

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Beu, Alan; Marshall, Bruce; Pondor, Winston (2003). "Richard Kenneth ('Dick') Dell, 1920-2002: obituary, bibliography and a list of his taxa" (PDF). Molluscan Research. 23 (1): 85–99. doi:10.1071/MR02013. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  2. ^ Graham-McLay, Charlotte (19 September 2018). "Suffrage 125: Three generations of feminists". Radio New Zealand. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  3. ^ "No. 48469". The London Gazette (3rd supplement). 31 December 1980. p. 40.
  4. ^ a b Taylor, Alister; Coddington, Deborah (1994). Honoured by the Queen – New Zealand. Auckland: New Zealand Who's Who Aotearoa. p. 120. ISBN 0-908578-34-2.
  5. ^ WoRMS: Species with epithet delli
  6. ^ Ponder, W. F. (1965). "The Family Eatoniellidae in New Zealand". Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum. 6: 47–99. ISSN 0067-0464. JSTOR 42906115. Wikidata Q58676802.

Sources

  • Tucker, J.K. 2004 Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Zootaxa 682:1-1295

External links

  • Biography and photo

January 04, 2023
richard, dell, derby, parliament, constituency, american, tennis, player, dick, dell, richard, kenneth, dell, july, 1920, march, 2002, zealand, malacologist, qsobornrichard, kenneth, dell11, july, 1920auckland, zealanddied6, march, 2002, 2002, aged, wellington. For Richard Dell MP see Derby UK Parliament constituency For the American tennis player see Dick Dell Richard Kenneth Dell QSO 11 July 1920 6 March 2002 was a New Zealand malacologist Richard DellQSOBornRichard Kenneth Dell11 July 1920Auckland New ZealandDied6 March 2002 2002 03 07 aged 81 Wellington New ZealandAlma materVictoria University CollegeKnown forWork on molluscs of the Chatham Islands and the AntarcticSpouseMiriam Matthews m 1946 wbr Children4Scientific careerFieldsMalacologyInstitutionsMuseum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa Contents 1 Biography 2 Honours and awards 3 Death 4 Selected publications 5 Taxa named by R K Dell 6 Taxa named in honour of R K Dell 5 7 References 8 Sources 9 External linksBiography EditDell was born in Auckland in 1920 As a young boy he took an interest in shells collecting them from the shores of Waitemata Harbour He even managed to start a museum in his backyard He also helped curate the Auckland War Memorial Museum shell collection 1 Dell studied at Mount Albert Grammar School and later at the Auckland University College He took a teacher s course at Auckland Teachers College but World War II delayed his plans to become a teacher He joined the New Zealand Artillery serving on Nissan Island the Solomon Islands Southwest Asia Egypt and Italy He later published several papers on the land snails he had collected in the Solomon Islands 1 In 1946 he married botanist and schoolteacher Miriam Matthews and they had four daughters together 1 His wife continued working after their marriage and became a well known women s advocate 2 After the war Dell was offered a job as malacologist at the Dominion Museum where he started to standardise the cabinets and built up a collection of more than 30 000 specimens In the meantime he took a master s degree in Science at Victoria University College with a pioneering thesis on cephalopods octopuses and squid 1 His breakthrough came with the Chatham Islands Expedition of 1954 The results were published in 1956 as The Archibenthal Mollusca of New Zealand which was a major contribution to the knowledge of molluscan fauna in the bathyal zone of New Zealand waters This publication earned him a Doctorate in Science in 1956 1 Soon after Dell started to work on Antarctic collections with among others Alan Beu and Winston Ponder In 1964 he published a major monograph on the Antarctic bivalves chitons and scaphopods 1 Dell became first Assistant Director in 1961 and later in 1966 Director of the Dominion Museum which would become the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa He retired in 1980 and started writing again In 1990 he published his standard work Antarctic Mollusca with special reference to the Fauna of the Ross Sea Dell published more than 150 papers on Mollusca marine terrestrial and freshwater crabs and birds He also made a major contribution to the Antarctic biogeography 1 Honours and awards EditIn the 1981 New Year Honours Dell was appointed a Companion of the Queen s Service Order for public services 3 In 1977 he was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal and in 1990 he received the New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal 4 He was an honoured member of many scientific societies and committees He won prizes and medals in New Zealand and abroad including the Hamilton Prize in 1955 and the Hector Medal in 1965 both awarded by the Royal Society of New Zealand 4 He has named many new species of molluscs and several new crustaceans 1 Death EditDell died in 2002 after a long illness in Wellington He was survived by his wife Dame Miriam Dell and their four daughters 1 Selected publications EditIn scientific journalsDell R K 1950 A Tertiary molluscan fauna from Waikowhai Manukau Harbour Auckland Dominion Museum Records in Zoology 1 29 37 Dell R K 1952 A revision of the molluscan fauna of the Hurupi beds southern Wairarapa Dominion Museum Records in Zoology 1 71 86 Dell R K 1953 A molluscan fauna from the Chatham Rise New Zealand Dominion Museum Records in Zoology 2 37 50 Dell R K 1955 Nature in New Zealand Native Shells A H amp A W Reed Wellington 64 pp Dell R K 1956 The archibenthal Mollusca of New Zealand Dominion Museum Bulletin 18 1 235 Dell R K 1956 Some new off shore Mollusca from New Zealand Dominion Museum Records in Zoology 3 27 59 Dell R K 1962 Additional archibenthal Mollusca from New Zealand Dominion Museum Records in Zoology 4 67 76 Dell R K 1963 Notes on some New Zealand Mollusca in the British Museum Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand Zoology 3 171 177 Dell R K 1963 Archibenthal Mollusca from northern New Zealand Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand Zoology 3 205 216 Dell R K 1972 Notes on nomenclature of some Mollusca from Antarctica and southern South America Records of the Dominion Museum 8 21 42 Dell R K 1990 Antarctic Mollusca with special reference to the fauna of the Ross Sea The Royal Society of New Zealand Bulletin 27 1 311 Other publicationsThe New Zealand Cephalopoda 1952 The fresh water Mollusca of New Zealand 3 parts 1953 1956 The position of systematics in the biological sciences 1953 Cephalopoda 1959 Antarctic and Subantarctic Mollusca Bivalvia Amphineura and Scaphopoda 1964 Taxa named by R K Dell EditApart from having named numerous species in the Mollusca and some in the Crustacea he has also established a number of new genera Alertalex Dell 1956 Calliostomatidae Antarctodomus Dell 1972 Buccinidae Benthomodiolus Dell 1987 Mytilidae Cavellioropa Dell 1952 Charopidae Chathamidia Dell 1956 synonym of Exilia Conrad 1860 Ptychatractidae Falsitromina Dell 1990 Buccinidae Flammoconcha Dell 1952 Charopidae Maoriconcha Dell 1952 Charopidae Maoricrater Dell 1956 Lepetidae Maoriscaphander Dell 1950 Cylichnidae Obanella Dell 1952 Charopidae Pseudegestula Dell 1954 Charopidae family Rhizoridae Dell 1952 superfamily Philinoidea originally regarded as a synonym of Retusidae by Bouchet amp Rocroi 2005 but reinstated as valid by Malaquias et al 2009 Rissopsetia Dell 1956 Pyramidellidae Ruapukea Dell 1952 Aclididae Tasmalira Dell 1956 Cerithiopsidae Tasmocrossea Dell 1952 Skeneidae Tecticrater Dell 1956 Lepetellidae Crustacea Pteropeltarion Dell 1972 Trichopeltariidae Taxa named in honour of R K Dell 5 EditThe Sea Snail Brookula delli Numanami 1996 The Sa Snail Calliotropis delli Marshall 1979 Carditella delli Crozier 1966 Cuspidaria delli Knudsen 1970 Cyclochlamys delli Dijkstra amp Marshall 2008 Cymonomus delli Griffin amp Brown 1975 The fish Genus Dellichthys Briggs 1955 The Sea Snail Eatoniella delli Ponder 1965 6 Gasparia delli Forster 1955 Limatula delli Fleming 1978 Neilo delli B A Marshall 1978 Nereis delli Knox 1960 Nuculana delliana Huber 2010 Ogyrides delli Yaldwyn 1971 The Sea Snail Otukaia delli McLean amp Andrade 1982 The Sea Snail Penion benthicolus delli Powell 1971 Platypodia delli Takeda amp Webber 2006 Podocatactes delli Guinot 1989 basionym Trachycarcinus delli Guinot 1989 The Sea Snail Tractolira delli Leal amp Harasewych 2005 The Sea Snail Zeacolpus delli Marwick 1957 synonym of Stiracolpus pagoda Reeve 1849 References Edit a b c d e f g h i Beu Alan Marshall Bruce Pondor Winston 2003 Richard Kenneth Dick Dell 1920 2002 obituary bibliography and a list of his taxa PDF Molluscan Research 23 1 85 99 doi 10 1071 MR02013 Retrieved 15 December 2020 Graham McLay Charlotte 19 September 2018 Suffrage 125 Three generations of feminists Radio New Zealand Retrieved 14 November 2020 No 48469 The London Gazette 3rd supplement 31 December 1980 p 40 a b Taylor Alister Coddington Deborah 1994 Honoured by the Queen New Zealand Auckland New Zealand Who s Who Aotearoa p 120 ISBN 0 908578 34 2 WoRMS Species with epithet delli Ponder W F 1965 The Family Eatoniellidae in New Zealand Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum 6 47 99 ISSN 0067 0464 JSTOR 42906115 Wikidata Q58676802 Sources EditTucker J K 2004 Catalog of recent and fossil turrids Mollusca Gastropoda Zootaxa 682 1 1295External links EditBiography and photo 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