The Newsletter of the IUCN/SSC Mollusc Specialist Group
Species Survival Commission • International Union for Conservation of Nature
ISSN 0958-5079
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Membership of the Mollusc Specialist Group is by invitation. In order to keep these details up to date, please inform the Chair, Mary Seddon, and the Editor of Tentacle, Robert Cowie, of any changes or corrections.

Chair
Mary B. Seddon, Biodiversity and Systematic Biology, National Museum of Wales, Cardiff CF1 3NP, UK. Tel +44 2920 573343, fax +44 222 239829,
email: Mary.Seddon@nmgw.ac.uk

Editor (Tentacle)
Robert H. Cowie, Center for Conservation Research and Training, Pacific Biosciences Research Center, University of Hawaii, 3050 Maile Way, Gilmore 408, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822, USA. Tel +1 808 956 4909, fax +1 808 956 0956,
email: cowie@hawaii.edu
www.hawaii.edu/cowielab/

Members
Ma. Rosario Alonso, Universidad de la Laguna, Departamento de Biologia Animal, Astrofisico Francisco Sánchez, s/n, 38206 La Laguna, Tenerife, Canary Islands, 38206 Spain. Tel +34 22 603746, fax +34 22 253344,
email: malonso@ull.es

David Aldridge, Aquatic Ecology Group, Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge CB2 3EJ, UK. Tel +44 (0)1223 334436, Fax +44 (0)1223 336676,
email: d.aldridge@zoo.cam.ac.uk

Takahiro Asami, Department of Biology, Shinshu University, Matsumoto, 390-8621 Japan. Tel/fax +81 263 574 190,
email: asami99@gipac.shinshu-u.ac.jp

Gary M. Barker, Biodiversity & Biosecurity, Landcare Research, Private Bag 3127, Hamilton, New Zealand.
Tel. +64 7 858 3708, fax +64 7 858 4964,
email: BarkerG@LandcareResearch.co.nz

Jean-Michel Bichain, Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Département Systématique et Evolution, USM 603/UMR 7138 ?Systématique, Adaptation, Evolution?, Equipe ?Exploration de la Biodiversité?, Case Postale 51, 55 Rue Buffon, F- 75231 Paris Cedex 05, France, Tel +33 (0)6 42 56 66 24,
email: jean-michel.bichain@educagri.fr

Arthur E. Bogan, North Carolina State Museum of Natural History, Research Laboratory, 4301 Reedy Creek Road, Raleigh, North Carolina 27607, USA.Tel +1 919 715 2606, fax +1 919 715 2614,
email: arthur.bogan@ncmail.net

Kevin J. Bonham, Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, University of Tasmania, c/o 410 Macquarie Street, South Hobart, Tasmania 7004,
email: Australia. k_bonham@tassie.net.au

Philippe Bouchet, Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Département Systématique et Evolution, USM 603/UMR 7138 ?Systématique, Adaptation, Evolution?, Equipe ?Exploration de la Biodiversité?, Case Postale 51, 55 Rue Buffon, F-75231 Paris Cedex 05, France. Tel +33 (0)1 40 79 31 03, fax +33 (0)1 40 79 57 71,
email: pbouchet@mnhn.fr

Stephanie A. Clark, Chicago Academy of Sciences Notebaert Nature Museum, 4001 North Ravenswood Avenue, Suite 201, Chicago, Illinois 60613, USA. Tel +1 773 477 4295, fax +1 773 755 5199, mobile +1 205 310 9942,
email: sclark@naturemuseum.org

David Clarke, (Focal Point for Pacific Island Land Snail Group), Invertebrate Conservation Centre, Zoological Society of London, Regent's Park, London NW1 4RY, UK. Fax +44 (0)171 722 5390.

Ken Emberton, c/o Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611-2035, USA. Tel +1 904 392 1721, fax +1 904 392 8783.

Gerhard Falkner, Bayerische Staatssammlung für Paläontologie und historische Geologie, Richard-Wagner-Strasse 10/11, D-8000, München 2, Germany.
email: KLD1105@mail.lrz-muechen.de

Hiroshi Fukuda, Faculty of Agriiculture, Okayama University, Tsushima-naka 1-1-1, J 700-8530, Okayama, Japan.
email: suikei1@cc.okayama-u.ac.jp

Daniel Geiger, Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, 2559 Puesta del Sol Road, Santa Barbara, California 93105, USA. Tel +1 805 682 4711 x152, fax +1 805 563 0574,
email: geiger@vetigastropoda.com
www.vetigastropoda.com

Benjamin Gomez-Moliner, Departmenta de Zoologia, Universidad de Pais Vasco, Paseo de la Universidad, 7, Vitoria 01006, Spain. Tel +34 945 013 044, fax +34 945 013 014,
email: ggpgomob@vc.ehu.es

Terrence Gosliner, California Academy of Sciences, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California 94118-4599, USA. Tel +1 415 750 7318, fax +1 415 750 7346,
email: tgosline@calacademy.org
www.calacademy.org/research/curators/gosliner.htm

Daniel L. Graf, Academy of Natural Sciences, 1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia Pennsylvania 19103, USA.
email: graf@acnatsci.org
clade.acnatsci.org/graf/

Owen Griffiths, Bioculture (Mauritius) Ltd., Senneville, Rivière des Anguilles, Mauritius. Tel +230 6262903, fax +230 6262844,
email: olgmas@bow.intnet.mu

Michael G. Hadfield, Kewalo Marine Laboratory, University of Hawaii, 41 Ahui St., Honolulu, Hawaii 96813, USA. Tel +1 808 539 7319, fax +1 808 599 4817,
email: hadfield@hawaii.edu
www.kewalo.hawaii.edu/labs/hadfield/index.html

Jason Hall-Spencer, School of Biological Sciences, University of Plymouth, Drake Circle, Plymouth, UK. jason.hall
email: spencer@plymouth.ac.uk
www.plymouth.ac.uk/pages/dynamic.asp?page=staffdetails&id=jhall-spencer&size=l

Joseph Heller, Department of Evolution, Systematics and Ecology, Hebrew University, Jerusalem 91904, Israel. Tel +972 2 658 5713, fax +972 2 658 4741,
email: heller@vms.huji.ac.il

David (Dai) Herbert, Natal Museum, Private Bag 9070, Pietermaritzburg 3200, South Africa. Tel +27 (0)33 345 1404, fax +27 (0)33 345 0561,
email: dherbert@nmsa.org.za
www.nmsa.org.za

Thomas K. Kristensen, (Focal contact for African Freshwater Assessment), Danish Bilharziasis Laboratory, Jaegersborg Allé 1 D, DK-2920 Charlottenlund, Denmark. Tel +45 77 32 77 60, fax +45 77 32 77 33,
email: tkk@life.ku.dk

Charles Lange, Department of Invertebrate Zoology, National Museums of Kenya, PO Box 40658, Nairobi, Kenya.
email: nzavi2001@yahoo.com

Charles (Chuck) Lydeard, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, 1100 Jefferson Drive, Suite 3123, MRC 705, Washington DC 20013, USA. Tel +1 202 633 4015,
email: lydeardc@si.edu

Maria Cristina Dreher Mansu
r, Museu de Ciências e Tecnolo, Av. Jpiranga 6681, Prédio 40, Caixa Postal 1429, 90619-900 Porto Alegre RS, Brasil. Tel +55 51 320 3500 x4421, fax +55 51 320 3903,
email: mcmansur@zaz.com.br

Ristiyanti M. Marwoto, Research and Development Centre for Biology, Gedung Widyasatwaloka, Puslitbang Biologi, Jalan Raya Bogor Km 46, Cibinong 16911, Indonesia. Tel +62 21 876 5056, fax +62 21 876 5068,
email: mzb@indo.net.id

Ellinor Michel, Department of Zoology, The Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD, UK. Tel +44 207 942 5516,
email: ellm@nhm.ac.uk, e.michel@nhm.ac.uk
www.sorayavillalba.com/ellinor/index.php

Paula M. Mikkelsen, Paleontological Research Institution, 1259 Trumansburg Road, Ithaca, New York 14850, USA. Tel. +1 607 273 6623 ext 20, fax +1 607 273 6620,
email: mikkelsen@museumoftheearth.org, pmm37@cornell.edu
www.museumoftheearth.org

Evelyn Moorkens, 53 Charleville Square, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14, Ireland. Tel + 353 1 4948500,
email: emoorkens@eircom.net

Richard Neves, Virginia Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061-0321, USA.
email: mussel@vt.edu

Christine Ngereza, National Museums of Tanzania, PO Box 512, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
email: cngereza@yahoo.com

Somsak Panha, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Phyathai Road, Bangkok 10330 Thailand. Tel +66 2 218 5273, fax +66 2 253 0337,
email: somsakp@sc.chula.ac.th

Timothy A. Pearce, Carnegie Museum of Natural History, 4400 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA. Tel +1 412 622 1916, fax +1 412 622 8837,
email: PearceT@CarnegieMNH.org
www.carnegiemnh.org/mollusks/index.htm

Paul Pearce-Kelly, Invertebrate Conservation Centre, Zoological Society of London, Regent's Park, London NW1 4RY, UK. Tel +44 (0)171 449 6470, fax +44 (0)171 722 5390,
email: ppk@zsl.org

Beata M. Pokryszko, Museum of Natural History, Wroclaw University, Sienkiewicza 21, PL-50-335 Wroclaw, Poland. Tel +48 71 225041, fax +48 71 402800,
email: bepok@biol.uni.wroc.pl

Winston F. Ponder, Australian Museum, 6 College St., Sydney NSW 2000, Australia. Tel. +61 2 9320 6120, fax +61 2 9320 6050,
email: wponder@bigpond.net.au

David G. Robinson, USDA/APHIS/PPQ, Academy of Natural Sciences, 1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103, USA. Tel +1 215 299 1175, fax +1 215 299 1170,
email: robinson@acnatsci.org

Barry Roth, 745 Cole Street, San Francisco, California 94117, USA. Tel +1 415 387 8538, fax +1 415 387 2133,
email: barryroth@earthlink.net

John Stanisic, Queensland Museum, PO Box 3300, South Brisbane, Queensland 4101, Australia. Tel +61 7 840 7718, fax +61 7 846 1918,
email: johns@qm.qld.gov.au

Peter Tattersfield, Sunnybank, Manchester Road, Tideswell, Buxton SK12 8LN, UK. Tel +44 (0)1298 872918, fax +44 (0)870 0567851,
email: peter@petertat.demon.co.uk

Fred G. Thompson, Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611-2035, USA. Tel +1 352 392 1721, fax +1 352 392 8783,
email: fgt@flmnh.ufl.edu

Jackie Van Goethem, Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Vautierstraat 29, B-1000, Brussells, Belgium. Tel +32 2 627 4343, fax +32 2 627 4141,
email: jackie.vangoethem@naturalsciences.be
www.naturalsciences.be

L'ubomira Vavrová, IUCN Sub-regional Office for South-Eastern Europe, Dr. Ivana Ribara 91, 11070 Belgrade, Serbia. Tel +381 11 2272 411 (office), +381 63 358 102 (cell/mobile), fax: +381 11 2272 531,
email: lubomira.vavrova@iucn.org

Jaap J. Vermeulen, Singapore Botanic Gardens, 1 Cluny Road, Singapore 259569. Tel +65 471 99 23, fax +65 475 42 95,
email: Jaap_jan_vermeulen@nparks.gov.sg

Anton (Ton) J. de Winter, Nationaal Natuurhistorisch Museum, PO Box 9517, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands. Tel +31 71 5687567, fax +31 71 5687666,
email: Winter@nnm.nl

Min Wu
, College of Life Sciences, Hebei University, 071002 Hezuo Rd. 1, Baoding, Hebei Province, P. R. China.
email: minwu@mail.hbu.edu.cn

Xiaoping Wu
, Departmental of Biological Sciences, Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, 330047, P.R. China +86 791 8305213, Fax +86 791 8305207,
email: wuxiao@public.nc.jx.cn