| The nine civilians on the expedition included two artists, two botanists, a conchologist, a geologist, two naturalists, and a philologist. |
| Do you know any good conchologist in Northampton who could name it? |
| His wife, Carrie, was the daughter of John Ford, a well-known conchologist connected with the Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences. |
| The conchologist was probably John Warren, described by Dall as a stout, florid, old Englishman who dealt in shells and curios. |
