“A recent post at A Snails's Eye View was about the conchology book Edgar Allan Poe wrote, or rather plagiarized.”

“Collections of Say's extensive writings in entomology, conchology, and paleontology were published after his death.”

“Its botany, its fresh water conchology, and its zoology and ichthyology, received the attention that a rapid transit permitted.”

“The nine civilians on the expedition included two artists, two botanists, a conchologist, a geologist, two naturalists, and a philologist.”

“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.”