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Stanley Peter Dance is a prominent conchologist who has written many books and papers on conchology. He has had at least five shells named after him e.g. Acteon Dancei.[1]

Biography

He was born in 1932 and resides in Carlisle.

  • Member, Conchologists of America, 2010, 2012.
  • 2016, member Conchological Society of Great Britain & Ireland.
  • A former member of staff of the National Museum of Wales and his collections include shells from Britain, Florida, Borneo and material from the Arabian Sea/Gulf of Oman used for the book Seashells of Eastern Arabia. Collection in the National Museum of Wales.

Directory Entries

  • 1954 J.Q. Burch's Directory of Conchologists - Maldenhead, Berks.
  • 1956 J.Q. Burch's Directory of Conchologists " land mollusks (Clausiliidae).
  • 1966 R.E. Petit's Directory of Conchologists - London
  • 1968 R.E. Petit's Directory of Conchologists "
  • 1970 R.E. Petit's International Directory of Conchologists - Cardiff, Wales
  • 1972 R.E. Petit’s International Directory of Conchologists - Glam, Wales history of conchology.
  • 1974 The Shell Cabinet’s International Directory of Conchologists - Bredwardine, Herefordshire
  • 1976 The Shell Cabinet’s International Directory of Conchologists history of conchology
  • 1978-79 The Shell Cabinet’s International Directory of Conchologists - Clifford, Hereford.
  • 1982-83 The Shell Cabinet’s International Directory of Conchologists
  • 1985 The Shell Cabinet's International Directory of Conchologists history of conchology.

Species Named after S. P. Dance

  • Acteon dancei G. Poppe, S. Tagaro & P. Stahlschmidt, 2015 Philippines Visaya 4(3).
  • Oospira dancei Dharma & Szekeres in Dharma, Grego & Szekeres, 2009. Indonesia.
  • Phenacovolva dancei Cate, 1973.
  • Pisidium dancei J.G.J. Kuiper, 1962.
  • Ptychobela dancei H.H. Dekker & R.N. Kilburn, 2008 Yemen: Hadramawi, Musayna'ah Basteria 72(1-3).

Species Described by S. P. Dance

  • Anachis donnae R.G. Moolenbeek & S.P. Dance, 1994 Oman, Masirah Island Journal of Conchology 35(2).
  • Aspilaturbo jonathani H. Dekker, R.G. Moolenbeek & S.P. Dance, 1992.
  • Boysidia paini F.G. Thompson & S.P. Dance, 1983.
  • Boysidia salpinx F.G. Thompson & S.P. Dance, 1983.
  • Diaphera wilfordii (S.P. Dance, 1970).
  • Euterebra wilkinsi S.P. Dance & F.E. Eames, 1966.
  • Georissa hadra F.G. Thompson & S.P. Dance, 1983.
  • Georissa pyrrhoderma F.G. Thompson & S.P. Dance, 1983.
  • Georissa pyrroderma F.G. Thompson & S.P. Dance, 1983.
  • Georissa xesta F.G. Thompson & S.P. Dance, 1983.
  • Iraqitellina iraqensis S.P. Dance & F.E. Eames, 1966.
  • Morum watsoni S.P. Dance & W.K. Emerson, 1967 The Veliger 10(2).
  • Phaedusa stenotrema F.G. Thompson & S.P. Dance, 1983.
  • Pisidium ellisi S.P. Dance, 1967 Himalaya.
  • Pisidium kuiperi S.P. Dance, 1967 Nepal.
  • Platycochlium barnaclei S.P. Dance, 1970 Borneo, Sarawak.
  • Platycochlium saulae S.P. Dance, 1970 Borneo, Sarawak.
  • Sinoennea bongi S.P. Dance, 1970.
  • Sinoennea laidlawi S.P. Dance, 1970.
  • Solecurtus pacificus R.T. Abbott & S.P. Dance, 1986.
  • Stenothyra iraqensis S.P. Dance & F.E. Eames, 1966.
  • Umbonium eloiseae S.P. Dance, R.G. Moolenbeek & H. Dekker, 1992 Oman.
  • Stenothyra iraqensis S.P. Dance & F.E. Eames, 1966.
  • Umbonium eloiseae S.P. Dance, R.G. Moolenbeek & H. Dekker, 1992 Oman.

Publications

Books

  • 1966. Shell Collecting. An Illustrated History. Univ. California Press. 344 pp, 3 color & 32 b/w plates (hardcover).
  • 1969. Rare Shells. Univ. Calif. Press. 128 pp, 24 color plates (hardcover).
  • 1972. Shells and shell collecting. hardbound, pp. 128 with color and b/n ills
  • 1973. Sea Shells, Grosset & Dunlap, NY. 160 pp, 350 color drawings (hardbound).
  • 1974. The Collector's Encyclopedia of Shells. McGraw Hill, NY. 288 pp, color illus. (hardcover) NOTE: between 1972 and 1990 at least five versions were printed.
  • 1976. The Collector's Encyclopedia of Shells, 2nd edition. McGraw Hill, NY. 288 pp, color illus (hard cover).
  • 1980 (with J. Moller Christensen) Seashells: Bivalves of the British and Northern European Seas. Penguin, London. (hardcover & paper).
  • 1982. R. Tucker Abbott & S. Peter Dance. A Compendium of Seashells.
  • 1986. A history of shell collecting. 2nd edition. Leiden, The Netherlands: E. J. Brill - W. Backhuys, xv + 265 pp., 32 pls.
  • 1991. (with David Heppell) Classic Natural History Prints. Shells. Studio Editions, London. 128 pp, color illustrations (hardbound).
  • 1992. Eyewitness Handbooks: Shells. Dorling Kindersley, NY. 500 species in color w/ distributional maps (hardcover (NOTE: editions in U.K. [1991], Australia & U.S. [19
  • 1995 (with D. T. Bosch, R.G. Moolenbeek & P.G. Oliver) Seashells of Eastern Arabia. Motivate Pub., UAE. 296 pp, 1273 color photos (hardcover).
  • 2005. Out of My Shell, A diversion for shell lovers. Florida Shells Inc 2 12 pp (hardcover & paper 17.5 x 23.5 cm) [MdMBooks]
  • 2007. With Harlan E. Wittkopf. Beach Treasures of the Gulf Coast. C-Shell 3, Inc. 56pp.

Published Papers

  • 1960. "Grimwood's Island", its geographical position and its connection with Hugh Cuming. Journ. Conch. 24: 443-445.
  • 1962. The authorship of the Portland Catalogue. J. Soc. Biblphy nat. Hist. 4: 30-34.
  • 1966 (with Axel A. Olsson). 'The Linnaean Olives'. Bull. American Paleontology. Vol. 50, No. 227, pp 215-223.
  • 1967. Report on the Linnaean shell collection. Proc. Linn. Soc. London 178: 1-24.
  • 1967. Dance, S. Peter & William K. Emerson. Notes on Morum dennisoni (Reeve) and related species (Gastropoda: Tonnacea). The Veliger 10(2): 91-98.
  • 1968. 'J. R. Bourguignat's Malacologie de l'Algérie, 1863-1864'.Journal of the Society for the Bibliography of Natural History 5 (1): 19-22.
  • 1969. 'List of J. R. Bourguignat's publications on molluscs'. Journal of Conchology 27: 87-95
  • 1969. 'A name is a name is a name: some thoughts and personal opinions about molluscan scientific names'. - Zoologische Mededelingen 82 (7): 567-576.
  • 1970. "Le fanatisme du nobis"; a study of J.-R. Bourguignat and the "Nouvelle Ecole". Journ. Conchology 27: 65-86.
  • 1970. 'Trumpet Ram's horn snail in North Wales [Menetus dilatatus]'. pp. 9 with 6 figs. Nature in Wales 12/1
  • 1971. 'The Cook voyanges and conchology'. Journal Conchology 26: 354-379.
  • 1972. 'The Cook voyages and conchology: a supplementary note'. Journal Concology 27: 357-358.
  • 1972. 'On William Wood's General conchology and Index - Testaceologicus'. Basteria 36: 157-162.
  • 1980. 'Hugh Cuming (1791-1865): Prince of collectors'. J. Soc. Biblphy nat Hist 9: 477-501.
  • 1983. 'Konkylier og konkyliensamling gennem tiderne'. In Woldbye: Konkylien og Mennesket. pp. 8-20.
  • 1984. 'Conchological cosmeticism'. Conch. Newsletter 90: 189-192.
  • 1985. 'Zur Geschichte des Muschelsammelns'. Pp. 14-17, in: S. Barten, ed., Die Muschel in der Kunst: Von der Renaissance bis zur Gegenwart; Museum Bellerive Zürich 29. Mai bis 11. August 1985. Wegleitung des Kunstgewerbemuseums und des Museums Bellerive 352: 114 pp.
  • 2006. 'Japanese Shell-matching Game'. American Conchologist 34(3): 12-13.
  • 2007. A Shell from Mars. American Conchologist 35(4):33-34.
  • 2009. 'Jumala and the 'Eyeless Hitler Beetle. American Conchologist 37(2): 15.
  • 2011. 'The curious case of Conchology versus Malacology'. American Conchologist 39(1): 9-11.

References

  1. ^ See his biography at https://www.conchology.be/?t=9001&id=16683


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