William Edward Schevill* (1906-07-02 - 1994-07-25) person

Collector (in 9 collections)

• Herp (915 records) in years 1931-1943
• Mala (676 records) in years 1930-1952
• Mamm (266 records) in years 1931-1976
• IZ (95 records) in years 1914-1943
• Ich (74 records) in years 1929-1939
• IP (38 records) in years 1930-1940
• VP (24 records) in years 1931-1932
• Orn (18 records) in years 1931-1932

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Collector (in 265 families)

• Actinopteri: Stomiidae (2 records) in year 1939
• Actinopterygii: Gyrodontidae (1 record) none known to year
• Actinopterygii: Ichthyodectidae (1 record) in year 1932
• Actinopterygii: incertae sedis (1 record) none known to year
• Amphibia: Bufonidae (4 records) in year 1931
• Amphibia: Hylidae (64 records) in years 1931-1943
• Amphibia: Microhylidae (5 records) in year 1932
• Amphibia: Myobatrachidae (86 records) in years 1931-1932
• Amphibia: [no family] (1 record) in year 1934
• Anthozoa: Acanthogorgiidae (1 record) in year 1936
• Arachnida: Barychelidae (1 record) in year 1930
• Arachnida: Buthidae (2 records) in year 1931
• Arachnida: Ixodidae (1 record) in year 1942
• Arachnida: Selenopidae (1 record) in year 1930
• Arachnida: Theridiidae (1 record) in year 1943
• Arachnida: Urodacidae (1 record) in year 1932
• Asteroidea: Benthopectinidae (1 record) in year 1938
• Asteroidea: Goniasteridae (1 record) in year 1939
• Asteroidea: Poraniidae (1 record) in year 1936
• Asteroidea: Zoroasteridae (2 records) in years 1938-1939
• Asteroidea: [no family] (1 record) in year 1925
• Aves: Acanthizidae (3 records) in year 1931
• Aves: Dromaiidae (1 record) in year 1931
• Aves: Monarchidae (2 records) in year 1931
• Aves: Muscicapidae (1 record) in year 1931
• Aves: Otidae (1 record) in year 1932
• Aves: Podicipedidae (1 record) in year 1932
• Aves: Procellariidae (6 records) in year 1931
• Aves: Psittacidae (1 record) in year 1932
• Aves: Turnicidae (2 records) in year 1931
• Bivalvia: Anomiidae (2 records) in year 1936
• Bivalvia: Arcidae (10 records) in year 1930
• Bivalvia: Arcticidae (1 record) in year 1936
• Bivalvia: Chamidae (2 records) in year 1930
• Bivalvia: Cyrenidae (1 record) none known to year
• Bivalvia: Inoceramidae (3 records) none known to year
• Bivalvia: Isognomonidae (3 records) in year 1930
• Bivalvia: Lucinidae (2 records) in years 1930-1935
• Bivalvia: Mactridae (4 records) in years 1936-1939
• Bivalvia: Malletiidae (10 records) in years 1937-1939
• Bivalvia: Mytilidae (2 records) in year 1930
• Bivalvia: Pectinidae (4 records) in years 1936-1939
• Bivalvia: Pinnidae (1 record) in year 1930
• Bivalvia: Pteriidae (1 record) in year 1930
• Bivalvia: Semelidae (1 record) in year 1938
• Bivalvia: Tellinidae (3 records) in year 1930
• Bivalvia: Thyasiridae (2 records) in year 1938
• Bivalvia: Unionidae (8 records) in year 1932
• Bivalvia: Veneridae (4 records) in years 1930-1939
• Bivalvia: Verticordiidae (2 records) in years 1937-1938
• Cephalopoda: Chiroteuthidae (1 record) in year 1937
• Cephalopoda: Cranchiidae (1 record) in year 1937
• Cephalopoda: Ommastrephidae (1 record) in year 1937
• Cestoda: Proteocephalidae (1 record) in year 1914
• Chilopoda: Henicopidae (1 record) in year 1931
• Chilopoda: Mecistocephalidae (1 record) in year 1931
• Chilopoda: Scolopendridae (6 records) in years 1931-1932
• Chilopoda: Scutigeridae (1 record) in year 1931
• Chilopoda: [no family] (1 record) in year 1931
• Chondrichthyes: Carcharhinidae (1 record) in year 1937
• Cirripedia: [no family] (5 records) in years 1932-1937
• Echinoidea: Brissidae (6 records) in years 1937-1938
• Echinoidea: Echinidae (7 records) in years 1937-1939
• Echinoidea: Echinothuriidae (2 records) in years 1937-1938
• Echinoidea: Phormosomatidae (3 records) in years 1937-1938
• Echinoidea: Pourtalesiidae (3 records) in years 1937-1938
• Gastropoda: Acmaeidae (14 records) in year 1930
• Gastropoda: Ampullariidae (6 records) in year 1931
• Gastropoda: Ancylidae (1 record) in year 1931
• Gastropoda: Annulariidae (10 records) in years 1930-1931
• Gastropoda: Aplustridae (1 record) in year 1930
• Gastropoda: Architectonicidae (1 record) in year 1930
• Gastropoda: Batillariidae (1 record) in year 1931
• Gastropoda: Bradybaenidae (2 records) in year 1934
• Gastropoda: Buccinidae (9 records) in years 1930-1940
• Gastropoda: Bulimulidae (7 records) in year 1931
• Gastropoda: Bullidae (1 record) in year 1930
• Gastropoda: Bullinidae (4 records) in year 1932
• Gastropoda: Camaenidae (14 records) in years 1931-1932
• Gastropoda: Cancellariidae (1 record) in year 1930
• Gastropoda: Caryodidae (1 record) none known to year
• Gastropoda: Cassidae (5 records) in year 1930
• Gastropoda: Cavoliniidae (2 records) in year 1937
• Gastropoda: Cerionidae (1 record) in year 1931
• Gastropoda: Cerithiidae (7 records) in year 1930
• Gastropoda: Cerithiopsidae (1 record) in year 1930
• Gastropoda: Charopidae (2 records) in year 1930
• Gastropoda: Clausiliidae (1 record) in year 1934
• Gastropoda: Columbellidae (8 records) in year 1930
• Gastropoda: Conidae (5 records) in year 1930
• Gastropoda: Cypraeidae (4 records) in year 1930
• Gastropoda: Ellobiidae (2 records) in years 1930-1931
• Gastropoda: Eucyclidae (2 records) in years 1937-1939
• Gastropoda: Fasciolariidae (1 record) in year 1930
• Gastropoda: Fissurellidae (13 records) in years 1930-1936
• Gastropoda: Gastrodontidae (2 records) in years 1931-1934
• Gastropoda: Helicarionidae (2 records) in year 1932
• Gastropoda: Helicidae (5 records) in year 1934
• Gastropoda: Helicinidae (6 records) in years 1930-1931
• Gastropoda: Helminthoglyptidae (2 records) none known to year
• Gastropoda: Hipponicidae (1 record) in year 1930
• Gastropoda: Lepetidae (1 record) in year 1936
• Gastropoda: Littorinidae (23 records) in years 1930-1932
• Gastropoda: Lymnaeidae (1 record) in year 1932
• Gastropoda: Marginellidae (2 records) in year 1930
• Gastropoda: Microceramidae (4 records) in year 1931
• Gastropoda: Mitridae (1 record) in year 1930
• Gastropoda: Muricidae (21 records) in year 1930
• Gastropoda: Nassariidae (3 records) in year 1930
• Gastropoda: Naticidae (5 records) in years 1930-1952
• Gastropoda: Neritidae (16 records) in years 1930-1932
• Gastropoda: Oleacinidae (4 records) in year 1931
• Gastropoda: Olividae (1 record) in year 1952
• Gastropoda: Orthalicidae (257 records) in years 1931-1939
• Gastropoda: Ovulidae (3 records) in year 1930
• Gastropoda: Patellidae (1 record) none known to year
• Gastropoda: Phasianellidae (1 record) in year 1930
• Gastropoda: Phenacolepadidae (1 record) in year 1930
• Gastropoda: Physidae (2 records) in year 1931
• Gastropoda: Pisaniidae (1 record) in year 1930
• Gastropoda: Planaxidae (5 records) in years 1930-1932
• Gastropoda: Planorbidae (3 records) in year 1931
• Gastropoda: Pleuroceridae (2 records) in year 1932
• Gastropoda: Polygyridae (13 records) in year 1931
• Gastropoda: Potamididae (1 record) in year 1932
• Gastropoda: Pristilomatidae (1 record) in year 1931
• Gastropoda: Pupillidae (2 records) in year 1931
• Gastropoda: Pupinidae (1 record) in year 1932
• Gastropoda: Ranellidae (1 record) in year 1930
• Gastropoda: Raphitomidae (11 records) in years 1937-1940
• Gastropoda: Rhytididae (1 record) in year 1932
• Gastropoda: Sagdidae (1 record) in year 1930
• Gastropoda: Scaphandridae (11 records) in years 1937-1940
• Gastropoda: Siphonariidae (2 records) in year 1932
• Gastropoda: Spiraxidae (3 records) in year 1931
• Gastropoda: Strombidae (1 record) in year 1930
• Gastropoda: Subulinidae (2 records) in year 1931
• Gastropoda: Succineidae (3 records) in year 1931
• Gastropoda: Tateidae (1 record) in year 1932
• Gastropoda: Thysanophoridae (4 records) in year 1931
• Gastropoda: Tonnidae (2 records) in year 1930
• Gastropoda: Tricoliidae (1 record) in year 1930
• Gastropoda: Triphoridae (1 record) in year 1930
• Gastropoda: Triviidae (1 record) in year 1930
• Gastropoda: Truncatellidae (2 records) in year 1931
• Gastropoda: Turbinidae (4 records) in year 1930
• Gastropoda: Turridae (1 record) in year 1930
• Gastropoda: Urocoptidae (6 records) in years 1930-1931
• Gastropoda: Veronicellidae (1 record) in year 1931
• Gastropoda: Viviparidae (5 records) in year 1932
• Gordioidea: Gordiidae (1 record) in year 1932
• Holothuroidea: Molpadiidae (2 records) in years 1937-1938
• Holothuroidea: Myriotrochidae (1 record) in year 1938
• Holothuroidea: Psolidae (1 record) in year 1939
• Holothuroidea: Synaptidae (2 records) in year 1938
• Malacostraca: Cambaridae (2 records) in year 1939
• Malacostraca: Cancridae (2 records) in years 1936-1941
• Malacostraca: Gammaridae (1 record) in year 1937
• Malacostraca: Gecarcinidae (1 record) in year 1930
• Malacostraca: Geryonidae (1 record) in year 1927
• Malacostraca: Majidae (2 records) in years 1925-1931
• Malacostraca: Nematocarcinidae (2 records) in years 1938-1939
• Malacostraca: Palaemonidae (1 record) in year 1937
• Malacostraca: Parastacidae (1 record) in year 1931
• Malacostraca: Parathelphusidae (1 record) in year 1932
• Malacostraca: Pasiphaeidae (1 record) in year 1939
• Malacostraca: Polychelidae (2 records) in years 1938-1939
• Malacostraca: Portunidae (1 record) in year 1931
• Malacostraca: Xanthidae (1 record) in year 1937
• Malacostraca: [no family] (9 records) in years 1925-1940
• Mammalia: Balaenopteridae (2 records) in years 1952-1961
• Mammalia: Canidae (2 records) in years 1931-1932
• Mammalia: Cricetidae (15 records) in year 1939
• Mammalia: Dasyuridae (3 records) in year 1932
• Mammalia: Delphinidae (36 records) in years 1954-1971
• Mammalia: Felidae (1 record) in year 1939
• Mammalia: Geomyidae (1 record) in year 1939
• Mammalia: Macropodidae (72 records) in years 1931-1932
• Mammalia: Molossidae (11 records) in years 1932-1939
• Mammalia: Muridae (15 records) in year 1932
• Mammalia: Peramelidae (3 records) in years 1931-1932
• Mammalia: Petauridae (6 records) in years 1931-1932
• Mammalia: Phalangeridae (8 records) in years 1931-1932
• Mammalia: Phascolarctidae (1 record) in year 1932
• Mammalia: Phocidae (5 records) in years 1962-1964
• Mammalia: Phocoenidae (1 record) in year 1961
• Mammalia: Physeteridae (1 record) in year 1939
• Mammalia: Procyonidae (58 records) in year 1939
• Mammalia: Pteropodidae (3 records) in year 1932
• Mammalia: Rhinolophidae (2 records) in year 1932
• Mammalia: Sciuridae (5 records) in years 1939-1976
• Mammalia: Thylacinidae (1 record) in year 1932
• Mammalia: Thylacomyidae (1 record) in year 1932
• Mammalia: Vespertilionidae (13 records) in years 1932-1939
• Mammalia: Ziphiidae (2 records) in year 1961
• Oligochaeta: Megascolecidae (1 record) in year 1931
• Ophiuroidea: Ophiuridae (2 records) in years 1937-1938
• Osteichthyes: Acropomatidae (1 record) in year 1929
• Osteichthyes: Alepocephalidae (3 records) in year 1939
• Osteichthyes: Ambassidae (1 record) in year 1932
• Osteichthyes: Anguillidae (1 record) in year 1932
• Osteichthyes: Anoplogastridae (1 record) in year 1937
• Osteichthyes: Ariidae (2 records) in year 1932
• Osteichthyes: Atherinidae (2 records) in year 1932
• Osteichthyes: Balistidae (1 record) in year 1937
• Osteichthyes: Belonidae (1 record) in year 1932
• Osteichthyes: Carangidae (3 records) in year 1937
• Osteichthyes: Centrarchidae (3 records) in year 1931
• Osteichthyes: Ceratodontidae (1 record) in year 1932
• Osteichthyes: Clupeidae (4 records) in year 1932
• Osteichthyes: Eleotrididae (4 records) in years 1931-1932
• Osteichthyes: Eurypharyngidae (1 record) in year 1939
• Osteichthyes: Gobiidae (2 records) in years 1931-1932
• Osteichthyes: Gonostomatidae (1 record) in year 1939
• Osteichthyes: Macrouridae (7 records) in years 1937-1939
• Osteichthyes: Melanotaeniidae (4 records) in year 1932
• Osteichthyes: Monacanthidae (1 record) in year 1937
• Osteichthyes: Mugilidae (1 record) in year 1932
• Osteichthyes: Myctophidae (4 records) in years 1937-1939
• Osteichthyes: Percichthyidae (2 records) in year 1932
• Osteichthyes: Plotosidae (2 records) in year 1932
• Osteichthyes: Pseudomugilidae (2 records) in year 1932
• Osteichthyes: Retropinnidae (1 record) in year 1932
• Osteichthyes: Serranidae (1 record) in year 1932
• Osteichthyes: Stomiidae (1 record) in year 1939
• Osteichthyes: Syngnathidae (1 record) in year 1937
• Osteichthyes: Teraponidae (1 record) in year 1932
• Osteichthys: Bathysauridae (1 record) in year 1939
• Osteichthys: Exocoetidae (1 record) in year 1937
• Osteichthys: Melanostomiidae (1 record) in year 1938
• Osteichthys: Moridae (4 records) in years 1937-1939
• Osteichthys: Ophidiidae (1 record) in year 1937
• Osteichthys: Stromateidae (1 record) in year 1939
• Polychaeta: [no family] (2 records) in year 1925
• Polyplacophora: Chitonidae (10 records) in year 1930
• Polyplacophora: Ischnochitonidae (1 record) none known to year
• Reptilia: Agamidae (156 records) in years 1931-1932
• Reptilia: Boidae (9 records) in years 1931-1932
• Reptilia: Chelidae (6 records) in year 1932
• Reptilia: Colubridae (2 records) in years 1938-1939
• Reptilia: Elapidae (21 records) in years 1931-1938
• Reptilia: Gekkonidae (152 records) in years 1931-1932
• Reptilia: Iguanidae (7 records) in year 1939
• Reptilia: Pliosauridae (2 records) in year 1932
• Reptilia: Pygopodidae (14 records) in years 1931-1932
• Reptilia: Scincidae (332 records) in years 1931-1939
• Reptilia: Typhlopidae (5 records) in years 1931-1932
• Reptilia: Varanidae (33 records) in years 1931-1932
• Reptilia: Viperidae (2 records) in years 1938-1939
• Reptilia: [no family] (16 records) in years 1931-1932
• Sarcopterygii: Dipteridae (1 record) in year 1932
• Scaphopoda: Dentaliidae (10 records) in years 1937-1939
• Scaphopoda: Siphonodentalidae (3 records) in year 1937
• Trilobita: Dalmanitidae (3 records) in year 1932
• Trilobita: Redlichiidae (8 records) in year 1932
• Trilobita: Zacanthoididae (2 records) none known to year
• : Diprotodontidae (2 records) in year 1932
• : Echeneididae (1 record) in year 1939
• : Elasmosauridae (1 record) in year 1932
• : Gobiesocidae (1 record) in year 1930
• : Onchocercidae (1 record) in year 1932
• : Pachycormidae (1 record) none known to year
• : Peripatopsidae (1 record) in year 1932
• : Testudinidae (3 records) none known to year
• : [no family] (43 records) in years 1925-1940

Preparator (of material in 0 collections)

• Not a preparator of any material in MCZbase

Determiner (in 2 collections)

• 10 identifications for 8 Invertebrate Paleontology cataloged items
• 70 identifications for 70 Vertebrate Paleontology cataloged items

Attribute Determiner (0 categories)

• None

Publications (10) [Those Citing MCZ material (2)]

• Lawrence, B. and W. E. Schevill. 1965. Gular musculature in delphinids. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 133(1):1–65.
• Schevill, W. E. and W. A. Watkins. 1971. Pulsed sounds of the porpoise Lagenorhynchus australis. Breviora 366:1–10.
• Schevill, W. E. and B. Lawrence. 1956. Food-finding by a captive porpoise (Tursiops truncatus). Breviora 53:1–15.
• Lawrence, B. and W. E. Schevill. 1956. The functional anatomy of the delphinid nose. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 114(4):101–151.
• Schevill, W. E. 1952. On the nomenclature of the Pacific gray whale. Breviora 7:1–3.
• Schevill, W. E. and K.E. Moore. 1983. Townsend's unmapped North Atlantic right whales (Eubalaena glacialis). Breviora 476:1–8.
• Schevill, W. E. 1950. An Upper Jurassic sepioid from Cuba. Journal of Paleontology 24(1):99–101. 2 citations
• Barbour, T., B. Lawrence, W. E. Schevill, S. L. Washburn, M. B. Cobb. 1943. Glover Morrill Allen. Journal of Mammalogy 24:297–304.
• Schevill, W. E. 1932. Fossil types of fishes, amphibians, reptiles and birds in the Museum of Comparative Zoology. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 74(4):57–105. 304 citations
• Schevill, W. E. and W. A. Watkins. 1972. Intense low-frequency sounds from an antarctic minke whale, Balaenoptera acutorostrata. Breviora 388:1–8.