William J. Clench* (1897-10-24 - 1984-02-22) person

Harvard professor and curator of MCZ malacology. Ph.D. University of Michigan. Worked extensively with Ruth D. Turner.

Names for this agent

  • William James Clench
  • William J. Clench (preferred)
  • Bill Clench (aka)
  • Wm. Clench (aka)
  • Clench, W. J. (author)
  • W. J. Clench (second author)

Collecting Event Map

  • Actinopterygii: Ophichthidae (1 record) in year 1933
  • Actinopterygii: [no family] (1 record) in year 1964
  • Amphibia: Bufonidae (25 records) in years 1928-1937
  • Amphibia: Hylidae (77 records) in years 1928-1937
  • Amphibia: Leptodactylidae (7 records) in years 1928-1937
  • Amphibia: Plethodontidae (10 records) in years 1931-1939
  • Amphibia: Salamandridae (2 records) in years 1939-1959
  • Anthozoa: Meandrinidae (1 record) in year 1936
  • Arachnida: Ammotrechidae (2 records) in year 1939
  • Arachnida: Barychelidae (1 record) in year 1930
  • Arachnida: Buthidae (3 records) in years 1928-1931
  • Arachnida: Corinnidae (1 record) in year 1935
  • Arachnida: Cosmetidae (4 records) in years 1932-1935
  • Arachnida: Phrynidae (1 record) in year 1930
  • Arachnida: Selenopidae (1 record) in year 1930
  • Arachnida: Sicariidae (1 record) in year 1936
  • Arachnida: Sparassidae (1 record) in year 1937
  • Arachnida: Sternophoridae (4 records) in year 1930
  • Arachnida: Theraphosidae (4 records) in years 1927-1935
  • Asteroidea: Astropectinidae (1 record) in year 1935
  • Asteroidea: Echinasteridae (4 records) in years 1932-1936
  • Asteroidea: Luidiidae (2 records) in year 1936
  • Asteroidea: Ophidiasteridae (7 records) in years 1927-1941
  • Asteroidea: Oreasteridae (2 records) in year 1936
  • Aves: Tytonidae (1 record) in year 1937
  • Bivalvia: Anatinellidae (1 record) in year 1931
  • Bivalvia: Anomiidae (24 records) in years 1915-1953
  • Bivalvia: Arcidae (251 records) in years 1921-1950
  • Bivalvia: Arcticidae (1 record) in year 1915
  • Bivalvia: Astartidae (3 records) in years 1916-1934
  • Bivalvia: Basterotiidae (1 record) none known to year
  • Bivalvia: Cardiidae (159 records) in years 1921-1956
  • Bivalvia: Carditidae (12 records) in years 1921-1961
  • Bivalvia: Chamidae (15 records) in years 1929-1937
  • Bivalvia: Corbiculidae (19 records) in years 1921-1981
  • Bivalvia: Corbulidae (9 records) in years 1933-1937
  • Bivalvia: Cultellidae (1 record) in year 1953
  • Bivalvia: Cyrenidae (15 records) in years 1921-1978
  • Bivalvia: Donacidae (34 records) in years 1921-1961
  • Bivalvia: Dreissenidae (7 records) in years 1933-1950
  • Bivalvia: Gastrochaenidae (3 records) in year 1937
  • Bivalvia: Glycymerididae (30 records) in years 1934-1937
  • Bivalvia: Hiatellidae (5 records) in years 1914-1939
  • Bivalvia: Isognomonidae (39 records) in years 1927-1950
  • Bivalvia: Limidae (49 records) in years 1934-1953
  • Bivalvia: Lucinidae (218 records) in years 1920-1956
  • Bivalvia: Lyonsiidae (6 records) in years 1921-1935
  • Bivalvia: Mactridae (39 records) in years 1921-1964
  • Bivalvia: Margaritanidae (3 records) in years 1924-1968
  • Bivalvia: Mesodesmatidae (12 records) in years 1926-1970
  • Bivalvia: Myidae (8 records) in years 1914-1935
  • Bivalvia: Mytilidae (123 records) in years 1915-1958
  • Bivalvia: Noetiidae (5 records) in years 1922-1934
  • Bivalvia: Nuculanidae (3 records) in years 1929-1937
  • Bivalvia: Nuculidae (1 record) in year 1929
  • Bivalvia: Ostreidae (19 records) in years 1917-1953
  • Bivalvia: Pandoridae (1 record) in year 1920
  • Bivalvia: Pectinidae (70 records) in years 1921-1965
  • Bivalvia: Periplomatidae (5 records) in years 1934-1964
  • Bivalvia: Petricolidae (3 records) in years 1937-1941
  • Bivalvia: Pharidae (9 records) in years 1914-1954
  • Bivalvia: Pholadidae (34 records) in years 1923-1977
  • Bivalvia: Pinnidae (20 records) in years 1921-1956
  • Bivalvia: Pisidiidae (27 records) in years 1915-1969
  • Bivalvia: Plicatulidae (12 records) in years 1921-1937
  • Bivalvia: Propeamussidae (1 record) none known to year
  • Bivalvia: Psammobiidae (46 records) in years 1928-1937
  • Bivalvia: Pteriidae (17 records) in years 1929-1950
  • Bivalvia: Semelidae (38 records) in years 1929-1957
  • Bivalvia: Solecurtidae (30 records) in years 1929-1954
  • Bivalvia: Solemyidae (4 records) in years 1915-1934
  • Bivalvia: Solenidae (4 records) in year 1937
  • Bivalvia: Sphaeriidae (2 records) in year 1961
  • Bivalvia: Spondylidae (15 records) in years 1928-1937
  • Bivalvia: Tellinidae (241 records) in years 1915-1965
  • Bivalvia: Teredinidae (4 records) in years 1945-1947
  • Bivalvia: Thraciidae (1 record) in year 1917
  • Bivalvia: Trapezidae (2 records) in year 1937
  • Bivalvia: Ungulinidae (10 records) in years 1933-1937
  • Bivalvia: Unionidae (2934 records) in years 1914-1981
  • Bivalvia: Veneridae (226 records) in years 1915-1965
  • Bivalvia: Yoldiidae (1 record) in year 1933
  • Cephalopoda: Loliginidae (1 record) in year 1917
  • Cephalopoda: Octopodidae (6 records) in years 1916-1956
  • Cephalopoda: Spirulidae (9 records) in years 1929-1947
  • Cephalopoda: [no family] (1 record) in year 1936
  • Chilopoda: Scolopendridae (3 records) in year 1931
  • Chondrichthyes: Carcharhinidae (7 records) in years 1937-1964
  • Chondrichthyes: Hemigaleidae (1 record) in year 1964
  • Chondrichthyes: Odontaspididae (2 records) in year 1964
  • Chondrichthyes: [no family] (2 records) in year 1964
  • Cirripedia: [no family] (5 records) in years 1936-1979
  • Diplopoda: Pachybolidae (1 record) in year 1937
  • Diplopoda: Xystodesmidae (1 record) none known to year
  • Echinoidea: Cidaridae (1 record) in year 1927
  • Echinoidea: Echinarachniidae (2 records) in years 1915-1925
  • Echinoidea: Echinometridae (4 records) in year 1927
  • Echinoidea: Mellitidae (1 record) in year 1936
  • Echinoidea: Strongylocentrotidae (1 record) in year 1927
  • Echinoidea: Toxopneustidae (1 record) in year 1945
  • Gastropoda: Achatinellidae (5 records) in years 1924-1940
  • Gastropoda: Achatinidae (6 records) in years 1937-1956
  • Gastropoda: Acmaeidae (75 records) in years 1930-1981
  • Gastropoda: Acteonidae (3 records) in years 1921-1929
  • Gastropoda: Amastridae (3 records) in years 1940-1941
  • Gastropoda: Amnicolidae (9 records) in years 1917-1955
  • Gastropoda: Ampullariidae (48 records) in years 1923-1968
  • Gastropoda: Ancylidae (18 records) in years 1914-1961
  • Gastropoda: Annulariidae (167 records) in years 1927-1981
  • Gastropoda: Aplustridae (1 record) in year 1930
  • Gastropoda: Aplysiidae (2 records) in year 1934
  • Gastropoda: Aporrhaidae (1 record) in year 1915
  • Gastropoda: Architectonicidae (7 records) in years 1930-1950
  • Gastropoda: Batillariidae (65 records) in years 1921-1956
  • Gastropoda: Bellolividae (3 records) in year 1937
  • Gastropoda: Bradybaenidae (3 records) in year 1940
  • Gastropoda: Buccinidae (18 records) in years 1916-1980
  • Gastropoda: Bulimulidae (56 records) in years 1921-1982
  • Gastropoda: Bullidae (52 records) in years 1921-1937
  • Gastropoda: Bullinidae (2 records) in year 1940
  • Gastropoda: Busyconidae (13 records) in years 1921-1953
  • Gastropoda: Caecidae (2 records) in year 1929
  • Gastropoda: Calliostomatidae (13 records) in years 1933-1956
  • Gastropoda: Calyptraeidae (82 records) in years 1911-1965
  • Gastropoda: Camaenidae (123 records) in years 1927-1945
  • Gastropoda: Cancellariidae (4 records) in years 1911-1965
  • Gastropoda: Cassidae (75 records) in years 1927-1950
  • Gastropoda: Cepolidae (46 records) in years 1934-1950
  • Gastropoda: Cerionidae (328 records) in years 1927-1981
  • Gastropoda: Cerithiidae (116 records) in years 1921-1950
  • Gastropoda: Cerithiopsidae (4 records) in years 1929-1933
  • Gastropoda: Cionellidae (13 records) in years 1914-1958
  • Gastropoda: Clausiliidae (1 record) in year 1937
  • Gastropoda: Colubrariidae (1 record) in year 1935
  • Gastropoda: Columbellidae (124 records) in years 1921-1956
  • Gastropoda: Conidae (97 records) in years 1921-1950
  • Gastropoda: Costellariidae (1 record) in year 1936
  • Gastropoda: Cymatiidae (16 records) in years 1934-1941
  • Gastropoda: Cypraeidae (75 records) in years 1927-1961
  • Gastropoda: Cystiscidae (3 records) in years 1929-1933
  • Gastropoda: Discidae (157 records) in years 1916-1964
  • Gastropoda: Drillidae (2 records) in year 1935
  • Gastropoda: Drilliidae (1 record) in year 1929
  • Gastropoda: Ellobiidae (116 records) in years 1914-1964
  • Gastropoda: Epitoniidae (35 records) in years 1921-1954
  • Gastropoda: Euconulidae (4 records) in years 1927-1933
  • Gastropoda: Eulimidae (3 records) in years 1933-1954
  • Gastropoda: Fasciolariidae (107 records) in years 1921-1956
  • Gastropoda: Ficidae (7 records) in years 1921-1936
  • Gastropoda: Fissurellidae (208 records) in years 1921-1950
  • Gastropoda: Gastrodontidae (222 records) in years 1914-1961
  • Gastropoda: Hamineidae (2 records) in year 1935
  • Gastropoda: Haminoeidae (1 record) in year 1929
  • Gastropoda: Haplotrematidae (83 records) in years 1923-1961
  • Gastropoda: Harpidae (9 records) in years 1934-1937
  • Gastropoda: Helicellidae (1 record) in year 1931
  • Gastropoda: Helicidae (35 records) in years 1915-1958
  • Gastropoda: Helicinidae (253 records) in years 1927-1982
  • Gastropoda: Helicodiscidae (16 records) in years 1915-1961
  • Gastropoda: Helminthoglyptidae (268 records) in years 1927-1950
  • Gastropoda: Hipponicidae (13 records) in years 1930-1937
  • Gastropoda: Hydatinidae (4 records) in years 1935-1941
  • Gastropoda: Hydrobiidae (28 records) in years 1920-1961
  • Gastropoda: Janthinidae (2 records) in year 1929
  • Gastropoda: Liottidae (1 record) in year 1935
  • Gastropoda: Lithoglyphidae (4 records) in years 1955-1966
  • Gastropoda: Littorinidae (360 records) in years 1914-1982
  • Gastropoda: Lottidae (1 record) in year 1936
  • Gastropoda: Lottiidae (12 records) in years 1915-1953
  • Gastropoda: Lymnaeidae (46 records) in years 1914-1981
  • Gastropoda: Macrocyclidae (1 record) in year 1929
  • Gastropoda: Mangeliidae (4 records) in years 1929-1935
  • Gastropoda: Marginellidae (59 records) in years 1921-1956
  • Gastropoda: Megalomastomidae (22 records) in years 1927-1937
  • Gastropoda: Melanopsidae (1 record) in year 1929
  • Gastropoda: Melongenidae (69 records) in years 1921-1970
  • Gastropoda: Microceramidae (31 records) in years 1927-1949
  • Gastropoda: Mitridae (18 records) in years 1930-1950
  • Gastropoda: Modulidae (37 records) in years 1921-1965
  • Gastropoda: Muricidae (276 records) in years 1914-1965
  • Gastropoda: Nassaridae (2 records) in years 1935-1936
  • Gastropoda: Nassariidae (61 records) in years 1915-1964
  • Gastropoda: Naticidae (92 records) in years 1915-1964
  • Gastropoda: Neritidae (173 records) in years 1921-1964
  • Gastropoda: Neritiliidae (1 record) in year 1937
  • Gastropoda: Oleacinidae (101 records) in years 1927-1945
  • Gastropoda: Olividae (51 records) in years 1921-1950
  • Gastropoda: Onchidiidae (5 records) in years 1928-1969
  • Gastropoda: Orthalicidae (577 records) in years 1927-1981
  • Gastropoda: Ovulidae (16 records) in years 1930-1937
  • Gastropoda: Personidae (2 records) in year 1937
  • Gastropoda: Phasianellidae (11 records) in years 1930-1956
  • Gastropoda: Phenacolepadidae (1 record) in year 1930
  • Gastropoda: Philomycidae (12 records) in years 1931-1961
  • Gastropoda: Physidae (278 records) in years 1913-1969
  • Gastropoda: Pisaniidae (19 records) in years 1921-1950
  • Gastropoda: Planaxidae (21 records) in years 1930-1948
  • Gastropoda: Planorbidae (156 records) in years 1915-1977
  • Gastropoda: Pleuroceridae (1005 records) in years 1921-1981
  • Gastropoda: Pleurodiscidae (4 records) in years 1918-1925
  • Gastropoda: Polygyridae (964 records) in years 1914-1982
  • Gastropoda: Pomatiasidae (14 records) in years 1945-1949
  • Gastropoda: Pomatiopsidae (11 records) in years 1920-1953
  • Gastropoda: Potamididae (27 records) in years 1920-1953
  • Gastropoda: Pristilomatidae (2 records) in years 1931-1933
  • Gastropoda: Proserpinidae (6 records) in years 1928-1934
  • Gastropoda: Pseudomelatomidae (10 records) in years 1929-1950
  • Gastropoda: Punctidae (3 records) in year 1931
  • Gastropoda: Pupillidae (48 records) in years 1931-1961
  • Gastropoda: Pyramidellidae (31 records) in years 1920-1937
  • Gastropoda: Ranellidae (69 records) in years 1928-1956
  • Gastropoda: Rissoinidae (1 record) in year 1956
  • Gastropoda: Sagdidae (70 records) in years 1927-1945
  • Gastropoda: Siphonariidae (18 records) in years 1929-1940
  • Gastropoda: Sphaeriidae (3 records) in year 1953
  • Gastropoda: Spiraxidae (58 records) in years 1921-1961
  • Gastropoda: Streptaxidae (1 record) in year 1937
  • Gastropoda: Strobilopsidae (7 records) in years 1920-1955
  • Gastropoda: Strombidae (81 records) in years 1921-1965
  • Gastropoda: Subulinidae (94 records) in years 1920-1949
  • Gastropoda: Succineidae (103 records) in years 1914-1981
  • Gastropoda: Tegulidae (42 records) in years 1928-1950
  • Gastropoda: Terebridae (10 records) in years 1921-1965
  • Gastropoda: Thiaridae (2 records) in year 1980
  • Gastropoda: Thysanophoridae (21 records) in years 1929-1945
  • Gastropoda: Tonnidae (26 records) in years 1930-1950
  • Gastropoda: Tornatinidae (3 records) in years 1921-1929
  • Gastropoda: Tricoliidae (12 records) in years 1930-1956
  • Gastropoda: Triphoridae (11 records) in years 1929-1950
  • Gastropoda: Triviidae (39 records) in years 1921-1950
  • Gastropoda: Trochidae (9 records) in years 1935-1950
  • Gastropoda: Truncatellidae (37 records) in years 1929-1956
  • Gastropoda: Turbinellidae (7 records) in years 1935-1936
  • Gastropoda: Turbinidae (59 records) in years 1921-1956
  • Gastropoda: Turbonillidae (7 records) in years 1927-1950
  • Gastropoda: Turridae (9 records) in years 1930-1941
  • Gastropoda: Turritellidae (7 records) in years 1921-1937
  • Gastropoda: Urocoptidae (163 records) in years 1927-1954
  • Gastropoda: Valloniidae (10 records) in years 1914-1932
  • Gastropoda: Valvatidae (4 records) in years 1915-1939
  • Gastropoda: Vermetidae (11 records) in years 1929-1936
  • Gastropoda: Veronicellidae (6 records) in years 1931-1935
  • Gastropoda: Vitrinellidae (1 record) in year 1929
  • Gastropoda: Vitrinidae (7 records) in years 1915-1931
  • Gastropoda: Viviparidae (394 records) in years 1914-1981
  • Gastropoda: Volutidae (3 records) in years 1929-1937
  • Gastropoda: Xanthonychidae (48 records) in years 1935-1937
  • Gastropoda: Xenophoridae (7 records) in years 1935-1937
  • Gastropoda: Zebinidae (1 record) in year 1956
  • Gastropoda: Zonitidae (220 records) in years 1918-1964
  • Gastropoda: [no family] (7 records) in year 1965
  • Hirudinea: [no family] (1 record) in year 1937
  • Holothuroidea: Cucumariidae (4 records) in years 1933-1935
  • Holothuroidea: Holothuriidae (5 records) in years 1935-1937
  • Insecta: Apidae (1 record) none known to year
  • Insecta: Cerambycidae (1 record) in year 1935
  • Insecta: Chrysomelidae (4 records) in year 1935
  • Insecta: Elateridae (10 records) in years 1935-1936
  • Insecta: Formicidae (9 records) in years 1932-1936
  • Insecta: Halictidae (1 record) in year 1935
  • Insecta: Hesperiidae (9 records) in year 1935
  • Insecta: Lycaenidae (25 records) in years 1929-1940
  • Insecta: Megachilidae (3 records) in year 1935
  • Insecta: Nymphalidae (14 records) in years 1935-1945
  • Insecta: Papilionidae (11 records) in years 1935-1936
  • Insecta: Pieridae (33 records) in year 1935
  • Insecta: Therevidae (1 record) in year 1921
  • Malacostraca: Albuneidae (1 record) in year 1937
  • Malacostraca: Alpheidae (11 records) in years 1935-1941
  • Malacostraca: Calappidae (1 record) in year 1937
  • Malacostraca: Coenobitidae (8 records) in years 1935-1937
  • Malacostraca: Diogenidae (7 records) in years 1935-1941
  • Malacostraca: Dromiidae (5 records) in years 1933-1941
  • Malacostraca: Dynomenidae (2 records) in year 1941
  • Malacostraca: Gecarcinidae (5 records) in years 1930-1937
  • Malacostraca: Gonodactylidae (1 record) in year 1935
  • Malacostraca: Grapsidae (16 records) in years 1935-1941
  • Malacostraca: Hippolytidae (2 records) in year 1941
  • Malacostraca: Majidae (18 records) in years 1915-1941
  • Malacostraca: Ocypodidae (7 records) in years 1937-1940
  • Malacostraca: Paguridae (1 record) in year 1941
  • Malacostraca: Palaemonidae (5 records) in years 1935-1941
  • Malacostraca: Palinuridae (1 record) in year 1936
  • Malacostraca: Parthenopidae (1 record) in year 1941
  • Malacostraca: Porcellanidae (10 records) in years 1936-1937
  • Malacostraca: Portunidae (6 records) in years 1936-1941
  • Malacostraca: Stenopodidae (1 record) in year 1936
  • Malacostraca: Trapeziidae (5 records) in year 1941
  • Malacostraca: Xanthidae (30 records) in years 1936-1941
  • Malacostraca: [no family] (13 records) in years 1930-1941
  • Mammalia: Capromyidae (2 records) in year 1937
  • Mammalia: Herpestidae (2 records) in year 1937
  • Mammalia: Molossidae (53 records) in years 1928-1935
  • Mammalia: Mormoopidae (3 records) in year 1937
  • Mammalia: Muridae (1 record) in year 1937
  • Mammalia: Natalidae (29 records) in year 1935
  • Mammalia: Phyllostomatidae (91 records) in years 1928-1957
  • Mammalia: Solenodontidae (3 records) in year 1937
  • Mammalia: Vespertilionidae (2 records) in years 1935-1936
  • Mammalia: [no family] (2 records) in year 1964
  • Merostomata: Limulidae (1 record) in year 1953
  • Ophiuroidea: Ophiactidae (1 record) in year 1937
  • Ophiuroidea: Ophiodermatidae (7 records) in years 1927-1937
  • Ophiuroidea: Ophionereididae (1 record) in year 1937
  • Ophiuroidea: Ophiotrichidae (2 records) in years 1935-1937
  • Osteichthyes: Achiridae (1 record) in year 1933
  • Osteichthyes: Balistidae (1 record) in year 1933
  • Osteichthyes: Cyprinodontidae (2 records) in years 1933-1935
  • Osteichthyes: Fundulidae (3 records) in year 1933
  • Osteichthyes: Gerreidae (1 record) in year 1933
  • Osteichthyes: Gobiidae (1 record) in year 1937
  • Osteichthyes: Labridae (1 record) in year 1937
  • Osteichthyes: Labrisomidae (1 record) in year 1937
  • Osteichthyes: Lutjanidae (1 record) in year 1933
  • Osteichthyes: Megalopidae (1 record) in year 1933
  • Osteichthyes: Muraenidae (1 record) in year 1937
  • Osteichthyes: Poeciliidae (7 records) in years 1933-1935
  • Osteichthyes: Pomacentridae (2 records) in year 1937
  • Osteichthyes: Scaridae (1 record) in year 1937
  • Osteichthyes: Serranidae (1 record) in year 1937
  • Osteichthys: Batrachoididae (1 record) in year 1936
  • Ostracoda: [no family] (1 record) none known to year
  • Phascolosomatidea: Phascolosomatidae (1 record) in year 1937
  • Polychaeta: Sabellidae (1 record) in year 1935
  • Polyplacophora: Acanthochitonidae (1 record) in year 1935
  • Polyplacophora: Callistoplacidae (2 records) none known to year
  • Polyplacophora: Chaetopleuridae (7 records) in years 1933-1954
  • Polyplacophora: Chitonidae (35 records) in years 1918-1956
  • Polyplacophora: Ischnochitonidae (12 records) in years 1929-1937
  • Polyplacophora: Tonicellidae (2 records) in year 1917
  • Polyplacophora: [no family] (2 records) in years 1928-1954
  • Reptilia: Amphisbaenidae (1 record) in year 1945
  • Reptilia: Anguidae (4 records) in years 1937-1961
  • Reptilia: Boidae (10 records) in years 1935-1937
  • Reptilia: Colubridae (74 records) in years 1931-1939
  • Reptilia: Emydidae (28 records) in years 1930-1958
  • Reptilia: Gekkonidae (219 records) in years 1930-1937
  • Reptilia: Iguanidae (279 records) in years 1927-1953
  • Reptilia: Kinosternidae (7 records) in years 1931-1961
  • Reptilia: Scincidae (3 records) in years 1929-1932
  • Reptilia: Teiidae (22 records) in years 1935-1937
  • Reptilia: Tropidophidae (13 records) in years 1928-1945
  • Reptilia: [no family] (1 record) in year 1964
  • Rhynchonellata: Hysterolitidae (1 record) none known to year
  • Scaphopoda: Dentaliidae (6 records) in years 1935-1937
  • Secernentea: Spiruridae (1 record) in year 1935
  • : Annularidae (4 records) in year 1934
  • : Gobiesocidae (2 records) in years 1930-1937
  • : Unionidae (7 records) in years 1929-1981
  • : [no family] (86 records) in years 1923-1980

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