William James Clench
W. J. Clench; Bill Clench; William J. Clench
* October 24, 1887 – February 22, 1984 †
zoologist, malacologist, entomologist
American malacologist, professor at Harvard University and museum curator (1897-1984)
- 14,623 specimens collected from at least 19 countries
- 100 specimens identified from at least 10 countries
- 818 specimens used in 38 works
Progress
Collected From
- United States 8,485
- Bahamas 2,843
- Cuba 1,760
- Dominican Republic 903
- Puerto Rico 83
- United States Minor Outlying Islands 45
- Canada 35
- Trinidad and Tobago 10
- Haiti 6
- Bermuda 4
- Philippines 2
- Lebanon 1
- Germany 1
- Mauritania 1
- Turks and Caicos Islands 1
- Argentina 1
- Hong Kong 1
- Mauritius 1
- Virgin Islands, British 1
Identified From
Dates Collected
- 1870 – 1875 1
- 1895 – 1900 1
- 1900 – 1905 2
- 1910 – 1915 24
- 1915 – 1920 117
- 1920 – 1925 646
- 1925 – 1930 2,216
- 1930 – 1935 2,929
- 1935 – 1940 4,021
- 1940 – 1945 232
- 1945 – 1950 468
- 1950 – 1955 1,038
- 1955 – 1960 518
- 1960 – 1965 480
- 1965 – 1970 380
- 1970 – 1975 21
- 1975 – 1980 85
- 1980 – 1985 124
- 1985 – 1990 1
Dates Identified
- 1935 – 1940 7
- 1945 – 1950 2
- 1955 – 1960 1
- 1960 – 1965 1
- 1965 – 1970 3