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In the spotlight: Mauricio Uhle
Added on: 2026-03-28 12:41:42 by Vos, Chris
As a community of editors we can only do so much with the available hands and expertise. Any help from outside is always greatly appreciated. ...
A very odd couple!
Added on: 2025-12-18 12:56:07 by Vos, Chris
Distinguishing authors at a glance can help speeding up research – as mentioned in the April news item. But what with less obvious names such as Van Winkle Palmer and Mayer or Mayer-Eymar? ...
Gratitude to our pioneers!
Added on: 2025-11-03 16:44:06 by Vos, Chris
As initial upload lists are being replaced by published references, we salute the pioneers who contributed to the early days of MolluscaBase. ...
Mind the Gap!
Added on: 2025-09-26 16:32:49 by Vos, Chris
A new MolluscaBase editor has recently joined the team aiming to fill (a part of) the gap for fossil Cephalopoda. ...
Adding initials to authors’ names.
Added on: 2025-04-06 17:45:06 by Vos, Chris
Distinguishing authors at a glance can help speeding up research and can even point the researcher in a direction for type material research. ...
Unveiling the hidden diversity of siphonariid species in the Indo-West Pacific
Added on: 2025-02-01 16:28:41 by Vos, Chris
A groundbreaking study published recently combined phylogenetic analyses of mitochondrial DNA sequences with detailed morphological examinations to revise the taxonomy of 101 nominal siphonariid species from the Indo-West Pacific. The outcome is now available through Molluscabase ! ...
And the quality checks continue ... one down, several to go!
Added on: 2025-01-21 19:00:31 by Vos, Chris
All names introduced by P. M. A. Morelet entered and checked! ...
Happy new year’s reflections
Added on: 2025-01-08 19:48:23 by Vos, Chris
Whilst looking back on our achievements of 2024, we wish you all the best for the new year! ...
Preston and Connolly - a dynamic duo?
Added on: 2024-12-20 20:22:34 by Vos, Chris
All names introduced by Matthew W.K. Connolly and Hugh B. Preston entered and checked! ...
What is “Unassessed”? Does that mean “unaccepted”?
Added on: 2024-08-07 19:16:44 by Vos, Chris
A temporary status "unassessed" is introduced to help editors to speed up species name entry and to avoid time-consuming searching for the current combinations. ...
Accelerating fossil name entry through philanthropy grant!
Added on: 2024-07-15 20:30:19 by Vos, Chris
Editors receive a grant to accelerate entry of fossil species names from important monographs. ...[Add]
