Thomas Pain, (13.VII.1915 – 2.VI.2003) British conchologist and malacologist. Described 49 species of mollusks.

Publications edit

  • Pain, T. 1946: Two new species of Pila (= Ampullaria) from South America. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London 26 :180–181, pl. 6.
  • Pain, T. 1946: On Pila canaliculata and its locality. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London 27 :58–59.
  • Pain, T. & A. Blok. 1948: Shell collection of the late Revd. E.G. Alderson with special reference to the genus Pila Röding. Journal of Conchology 22 :299–302.
  • Pain, T. 1949: Placostylus falcicola (Gassies). Journal of Conchology 23 :39–40.
  • Pain, T. 1949: The distribution of Pila speciosa (Philippi). Journal of Conchology 23 :69–70.
  • Pain, T. 1949: Three new species of Pomacea. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London 27 :257–258, pl. 13.
  • Pain, T. 1949: On the types of three species of Pomacea described by G.B. Sowerby III. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London 28: 39–40, pl. 1,2
  • Pain, T. 1950: Pomacea (Ampullariidae) of British Guiana. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London 28 :63–74, pl. 6–8.
  • Pain, T. 1950: A new species of Pomacea (Limnopomus) from Venezuela. Journal of Conchology 23 :109–111.
  • Pain, T. 1951: Pomacea hanleyana (Alderson). Journal of Conchology 23 :145–146, figs 1—9.
  • Pain, T. 1951: The type of Pila nyanzae (Smith) Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London 28 :230–231, pl. 28.
  • Pain, T. 1952: Notes on the Pomacea of Surinam with special reference to Ampullaria sowerbyi Vernhout. Basteria 16: 30–32 (1952).
  • Pain, T. 1952: Notes on Pila ovata Oliver (sic) and its distribution in Africa. Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines 46 :286–292.
  • Pain, T. & W. Blume. 1952: A new species of Pomacea from Bolivia. Journal of Conchology 23 :267–268, p1. 7.
  • Pain, T. 1953: A giant E. African Achatina. Journal of Conchology 23 :298.
  • Pain, T. 1953: Sinistrality in Achatina fulica Bowdich. Journal of Conchology 23 :370–371, p1. 14.
  • Pain, T. 1953: Pomacea ghiesbreghti (Reeve) in Guatemala. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London 29 :222–223.
  • Pain, T. 1954: New freshwater Gastropod Mollusks of the African genus Lanistes. Breviora 31 :1–4, fig. 1–2.
  • Pain, T. 1954: Notes on a collection of non-marine Mollusca from semi-arid areas of East Africa. Journal of Conchology 23 :398–401.
  • Pain, T. 1955: Notes on some New Caledonia Placostylus. Journal de Conchyliologie 95 :11–19, 9 figs.
  • Pain, T. 1956: On a collection of Pomacea from Colombia with description of a new subspecies. Journal of Conchology 24 :71–79.
  • Pain, T. 1956: Notes on the generic names Pomacea and Ampullarius. Journal of Conchology 24 :79.
  • Pain, T. 1956: Further notes of the non-marine Mollusca from semi-arid areas of East Africa. Journal of Conchology 24 :142–143.
  • Pain, T. 1956: Revision of the Melaniidae of British Guiana and Surinam. Basteria 20 :91–105, figs 1–11.
  • Pain, T. 1957: Pomacea of the Sierra de Merida, Venezuela. Journal of Conchology 24 :175–176.
  • Pain, T. 1957: On the occurrence of Achatina stuhlmanni v. Martens in Kenya. Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines 56 :345–348.
  • Pain, T. 1958: On a new subspecies of Placostylus fibratus (Martyn) from New Caledonia. Journal of Conchology 24 :276–277, pl. 8.
  • Pain, T. & C. Arias 1958: Descripción de una especie nueva de Pomacea de Venezuela (Mesogastropoda, Architaenioglossa, Mollusca). Novedades Científicas Contribuciones Ocasionales del Museo de Historia Natural La Salle Serie Zoológica 24 :5–11, p1. i, ii.
  • Pain, T. & T.E. Crowley. 1958: On an unfigured species of Plekocheilus (Eurytus) from Colombia. Journal of Conchology 24 :234–235, pl 7.
  • Pain, T. & J.A. Willson. 1958: Apple snails (Ampullaria). Fishkeeping & Water Life 13 :549–550 figs * Pain, T.& J.A. Willson. 1958: Malayan sand snails (Melanoides tuberculata (O.F. Müller)). Fishkeeping & Water Life 13 :117–118 figs.
  • Pain, T. 1959: A giant Achatina from the Belgian Congo (Achatina (Achatina) balteata infrafusca von Martens). Journal of Conchology 24 :356.
  • Pain, T. 1959: Orthalicus (Metorthalicus) labeo (Broderip) a rare Peruvian land snail. Journal of Conchology 24 :357–358.
  • Pain, T.& T.E. Crowley. 1959: A monographic revision of the African land snails of the genus Burtoa Bourguignat. Annales du Musée Royal du Congo Beige Tervuren Série in 8º Sciences Zoologiques 79 :1–35, pl. 1–3.
  • Pain, T. & J.A. Willson. 1959: River snails. Aquarist and Pondkeeper 24 :130–131, 4 figs
  • Pain, T. 1960: On the distribution and synonymy of Strophocheilus (Megalobulimus) lichtensteini (Albers). Journal of Conchology 24 :378.
  • Pain, T. 1960: Pomacea (Ampullariidae) of the Amazon river system. Journal of Conchology 24 :421–432.
  • Pain, T. 1961: Introduction to Molluscan taxonomy. Conchologists' Newsletter 2 :9–10.
  • Pain, T. 1961: Introduction to Molluscan taxonomy. Conchologists' Newsletter 3 :14–15.
  • Pain, T. 1961: Revision of the African Ampullariidae species of the genus Pila Röding 1798 (Mesogastropoda, Architaenioglossa, Mollusca). Annales du Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale Tervuren'' Série in 8º Sciences Zoologiques 96 :1–27.
  • Pain, T. & T.E. Crowley. 1961: Pfeiffer's unfigured species of Strophocheilus (Megalobulimus). Breviora 138 :1–8, 6 figs.
  • Pain, T. & T.E. Crowley. 1961: On the occurrence of Burtoa nilotica (Pfeiffer) in Ethiopia. Journal of Conchology 25 :38.
  • Pain, T. & T.E. Crowley. 1961: A monograph of the African land snails of the genus Limicolariopsis d'Ailly (Mollusca, Achatinidae) Annales du Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale Tervuren Série in 8º Sciences Zoologiques 101 :1–36, pl. 1–3.
  • Pain, T. & T.E. Crowley. 1961: Description of new Achatinidae from the Congo and Nyasaland (Mollusca, Pulmonata). Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines 64 :138–152, figs. 1–8.
  • Pain, T. & F.B. Woodward. 1961: A revision of the freshwater mussels of the family Etheriidae. Journal of Conchology 25 :2–8.
  • Pain, T. 1962: Introduction to Molluscan taxonomy. Conchologists' Newsletter 4 :20.
  • Pain, T. 1962: Introduction to Molluscan taxonomy. Conchologists' Newsletter 5 :24–25.
  • Pain, T. 1962: Review of F.F. Laidlaw & A. Solem ‘The land snail genus Amphidromus. A synoptic catalogue’ Journal of Conchology 25 :87.
  • Pain, T. 1962: Austroborus Parodiz a new name for Microborus Pilsbry. Journal of Conchology 25 :133.
  • Pain, T. & B. Verdcourt. 1962: On the occurrence of Achatina tavaresiana Morelet in Tanganyika Territory. Journal of Conchology 25 :82.
  • Pain, T. & F.R. Woodward. 1962: The African freshwater bivalve Aspatharia (Spathopsis) rubens (Lamarck) its synonymy and distribution. Journal of Conchology 25: 73–78 pl. 5.
  • Pain, T. 1963: The Strophocheilidae: a neotropical family of terrestrial molluscs. Conchologists' Newsletter 8 :41–43.
  • Pain, T. 1963: Pila letourneuxi (Bourguignat), its synonymy and distribution. Journal of Conchology 25 :152–155, pl. 9.
  • Pain, T. & 1963: Achatininae in B. Verdcourt. The Miocene non-marine Mollusca of Rusinga Island, Lake Victoria and other localities in Kenya. Palaeontographica 121 Abt. A:14–15.
  • Pain, T. 1964: The Pomacea flagellata complex in Central America. Journal of Conchology 25 :224–231 pl. 13
  • Pain, T. 1964: A short glossary of molluscan terms. Conchological Society: Papers for Students No. 4, 9 pp.
  • Pain, T. & D. Beatty. 1964: The Viviparidae. Conchologists' Newsletter 11 :70–72.
  • Pain, T. & T.E. Crowley. 1964: On Limicolariopsis d'hericourtiana (Bourguignat). Journal of Conchology 25 :265–267 fig.
  • Pain, T. & T.E. Crowley. 1964: Achatina (Lissachatina) tavaresiana Morelet; its synonymy and distribution Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines 69 :121–131, figs.
  • Pain, T. & T.E. Crowley. 1964: Supplementary notes on the genus Limicolariopsis d'Ailly (Mollusca – Achatinidae). Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines 69 :189–194, pl. 1.
  • Pain, T. & D. Beatty 1964: A new species of freshwater gastropod Mollusca of the genus Saulea from the Miocene of Kenya. Breviora 212 :1–5, p1. 1–3.
  • Pain, T. T.E. Crowley. & F.R. Woodward. 1964: A monographic review of the Mollusca of Lake Nyasa. Annales du Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale Série in 8º Sciences Zoologiques 131 :1–58, pl. 1–7, map.
  • Pain, T. & F.R. Woodward. 1964: A monographic of the African bivalves of the genus Pleiodon Conrad (= Iridina authors) (Mollusca – Mutelidae). Annales du Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale Série in 8º Sciences Zoologiques 130 :1–33, pl. 1–4.
  • Pain, T. 1965: Land operculates of the New World. Conchologists' Newsletter 15 :98–99.
  • Pain, T. 1966: Distribution of the Acavidae. Conchologists' Newsletter 12 :113–115. (1966).
  • Pain, T. 1967: Some collecting experiences in British Guiana. Conchologists' Newsletter 20 :139–140.
  • Pain, T. & T.E. Crowley 1967: Further notes on the genus Limicolariopsis d'Ailly (Mollusca, Achatinidae). Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines 75 :31–34.
  • Pain, T. & C.R.C. Paul. 1967: Studies in the genus Pseudachatina Albers (Mollusca, Achatinidae). Annales du Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale Tervuren Série in 8º Sciences Zoologiques 159 :1–79, pl. 1–5, text figures.
  • Pain, T. & R.C. Preece 1967: The land mollusca of the Bembridge limestone. Proceedings of the Isle of Wight Natural History and Archaeological Society 6 :101–111 (reprinted 1968)
  • Pain, T. 1968: Some collecting experiences in British Guiana ll. Conchologists' Newsletter 24 :34–36.
  • Pain, T. & F.R. Woodward 1968: A monograph of the African bivalves of the genera Brazzaea Bourguignat, Mweruella Haas, Prisodontopsis Tomlin and Pseudospatha Simpson. Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines 77 :190–220, pl. 3, 4.
  • Pain, T. & T.E. Crowley 1970: A monographic revision of the African land snails of the genus Limicolaria Schumacher (Mollusca – Achatinidae) Annales du Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale Série in 8º Sciences Zoologiques 77 :1–61, pl. 1–6.
  • Pain, T. 1972: Achatina fulica Bowdich – a much travelled African Snail. Conchologists' Newsletter 43: 280–281.
  • Pain, T. 1972: The Ampullariidae, an historical survey. Journal of Conchology 27 :453–462.
  • Pain, T. 1974: The genus Neptunea in Britain. Newsletter of British Shell Collectors Club No 10 & Conchologists' Newsletter 50 :390–391.
  • Pain, T. 1974: The land operculate genus Pollicaria Gould (Gastropoda), a systematic revision. Journal of Conchology 28 :173–178 pl. 6.
  • Pain, T. & N.F. McMillan 1974: A survey of the Mollusca of Lake Chad, Central Africa. Revue de Zoologie Africaine 88 :311–328, map.
  • Pain, T. 1976: Review of R.H. Fair ‘The Murex book’. Conchologists' Newsletter 59 :458–459.
  • Pain, T. 1976: Arthur Blok (1882—1974). Journal of Conchology 29 :67–68.
  • Pain, T. 1976: On the status of Murex osseus Reeve 1845 (Gastropoda Muricidae). Journal of Conchology 29 :79–80.
  • Pain, T. 1976: The genus Neptunea in Britain. Bulletin Ipswich Geological Group No. 18: 9–11.
  • Pain, T. 1976: The Muricinae of the West African Marine Province. Newsletter of British Shell Collectors Club No 24 :17, 23 figs.
  • Pain, T. 1977: Review of G.E. Rodwin & A. D'Attiilio, ‘Murex shells of the World’ Journal of Conchology 29 :224.
  • Pain, T. 1977: On the occurrence of Colus ventricosus (Gray 1839), a prosobranch Mollusc. Bulletin Geological Society of Norfolk 29 :56–57.
  • Pain, T. 1977: The genus Neptunea Roeding, 1798 in Western Europe (Prosobranchia – Buccinacea. La Conchiglia 9 (101):9–14, figs.
  • Pain, T. & T.E. Crowley. 1977: Mollusca not Charopidae in La faune terrestre de l'île de Sainte-Hélène part 4. Annales du Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale Série in 8º Sciences Zoologiques 220 :534–575, pl. 9, 10.
  • Pain, T. 1978: The genus Colus Roeding, 1798 in western Europe (Prosobranchia – Buccinoidea. La Conchiglia 10 (114–115): 3–7, figs. 1–13.
  • Pain, T. 1978: How rare is Murex barclayi Reeve? Newsletter of British Shell Collectors Club No 32 :5.
  • Pain, T. & T.E. Crowley. 1978: A revision of the genus Revoilia Bourguignat 1881 (Prosobranchia: Pomatiidae). Journal of Conchology 29 :351–364 pls. 8–9.
  • Pain, T. & N. Edwards. 1978: On the status of Potomya J. de C. Sowerby 1835 (Bivalvia: Myoida). Journal of Conchology 29 :301–303.
  • Pain, T. 1979: Siphonorbis Mörch, 1869: a deep water genus from the North Atlantic (Buccinidae – Prosobranchia). La Conchiglia 11 (118–119):6–7, figs.
  • Pain, T. 1979: Siphonorbis ebur (Mörch) (Buccinidae) and its occurrence in British waters. Newsletter of British Shell Collectors Club No 37 :9–10, figs.
  • Pain, T. 1979: The genus Buccinum Linné, 1758 in western Europe (Prosobranchia – Buccinnoidea) Part 1: from the British seas to the Mediterranean. La Conchiglia 11 (126—127): 15–18, figs.
  • Pain, T. 1979: Review of Wagner & Abbott's ‘Standard Catalogue of shells supplement 1 ’. Conchologists' Newsletter 68 :130–131.
  • Pain, T. 1980: The Buccinids from European seas La Conchiglia 12 (138–139): 16–18, figs.
  • Pain, T. 1980: More about Achatina. Hawaiian Shell News 28 (10): 7.
  • Pain, T. 1981: Review of R. Houart ‘Révision des Trophoninae d'Europe’ Conchologists' Newsletter 77 :319.
  • Pain, T. 1981: Meet the 'Strophocheilidae. Hawaiian Shell News 29 (8):1, 6, figs.
  • Pain, T. 1981: The genus Vitularia Swainson, 1840 (Prosobranchia – Muricidae). La Conchiglia 13 (142–143): 8–9, figs.
  • Pain, T. 1981: Troschelia berniciensis (King, 1876) (Fasciolariidae – Fusininae). La Conchiglia 13 (148–149): 3–4, figs.
  • Pain, T. 1981: The genus Purpurellus Jousseaume, 1880 (Gastropoda: Muricidae). La Conchiglia 13 (148–149): 4–5, figs.
  • Pain, T. & T.E. Crowley. 1981: Achatina (Lissachatina) mulanjensis a new species from Malawi (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Pulmonata). Revue de Zoologie Africaine 95 :954–958, t. 6.
  • Pain, T. 1982: On the occurrence of Colus ventricosus Gray 1839 a prosobranch mollusc. reprinted Conchologists' Newsletter 80 :369.
  • Pain, T. 1982: The genus Buccinum Linn. 1758 in western Europe (Prosobranchia: Buccinidae). Part 2: European arctic species. La Conchiglia 14 (158–159):14–18 figs.
  • Pain, T. 1982: Colus solidus Sowerby, 1880 (Prosobranchia: Buccinidae). A little known N. Atlantic species. La Conchiglia 14 (160–161): 3 figs.
  • Pain, T. & R. Houart. 1982: On the designation of a neotype for Chicoreus (Chicoreus) torrefactus (Sowerby Jr. 1841) and a description of a new species Chicoreus (Chicoreus) kilburni sp. nov. (Gastropoda: Muricidae). Informations de la Société Belge de Malacologie 10 :51–56, figs.
  • Pain, T. 1983: Marine species from a freshwater lake? Newsletter of British Shell Collectors Club 14 (2):17–18 figs.
  • Pain, T. 1983: The Chicoreus (Chicoreus) torrefactus complex Part 1. La Conchiglia 15 (168–169):16–19, figs.
  • Pain, T. 1983: Marine shells from an African lake. Hawaiian Shell News 31 (1):1, 4, figs.
  • Pain, T. 1983: Is this the most ponderous land snail? Hawaiian Shell News 31 (10):3, fig.
  • Pain, T. & R. Houart. 1983: The Chicoreus (Chicoreus) torrefactus complex Part 2. La Conchiglia 15 (170–171):3–6, figs.
  • Pain, T. & A.P.H. Oliver. 1983: Is Bursa elegans Sowerby 1841 a good species? Newsletter of the British Shell Collectors 14 (2):30, fig.
  • Pain, T. 1984: Arthur Peter Hoblyn Oliver (1918-1984) Journal of Conchology 31 :348.
  • Pain, T. 1984: Placostylus senilis (Gassies, 1869). Is this the worlds most ponderous landshell? Newsletter of British Shell Collectors Club 14 (4) No. 56:59.
  • Pain, T. 1984: A.P.H. Oliver (1918–1984). Pallidula 15 (4) No 60: 58 (1984).
  • Pain, T. 1984: The genus Pyrolofusus Mörch, 1869 (Prosobranchia: Buccinidae). La Conchiglia 16 (178–179):6–7, figs.
  • Pain, T. 1984: In memoria [A.P.H. Oliver] La Conchiglia 16 (184–185):30.
  • Pain, T. & A. Kermarrec-Labisse. 1984: An unusual form of southern Iceland Neptunea despecta fornicata (Fabricius, 1780). La Conchiglia 16 (180–181):19, figs.
  • Pain, T. 1985: The genus Japelion Dall, 1916 (Prosobranchia: Buccinidae). La Conchiglia 17 (194–195):24–27, figs.
  • Pain, T. 1985: The buckie. Pallidula No 1 (61) (sic):6–7.
  • Pain, T. & C.M. Nelson. 1986: Linnaeus' Neptunea, (Mollusca: Gastropoda) Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 88 :291—306, 6 figs.
  • Pain, T. 1987: The genus Clinopegma Grant & Gala, 1931. La Conchiglia 19 (222–223): 3, figs.
  • Pain, T. 1987: Corrections to the first printing of Abbott & Dance, ‘Compendium of Seashells’ 1982 Family Bursidae. Pallidula 18 (3):37.
  • Pain, T. 1987: The saga of the turban star shell Megastraea turbanica (Dall). Pallidula 18 (2):19–21.
  • Pain, T. 1988: A new look at Echinophoria Sacco, 1890. La Conchiglia (236–237): 19 figs.
  • Pain, T. 1989: Rangia cuneata, the clam they built a town on. Pallidula 19 (4):62–63.
  • Pain, T. 1989: Cassis nana and thompsoni: range extensions Pallidula 19 (4):73.
  • Pain, T. 1990: Ceratostoma coreanicum (A. Adams, 1854) a synonym of C. burnetti Adams & Reeve 1849. La Conchiglia 22 (256):22, figs.
  • Pain, T. 1990: The saga of the ‘blubber-lipped bulimus’ Pallidula 20 (2):21.
  • Pain, T. & G.H.J. Cox 1990: Cassis bituberculosa v. Mts. 1901 a species of Echinophoria Sacco, 1890. La Conchiglia 22 (250–252):6–7, fig.
  • Pain, T. 1991: Pleurotomaria: 225 million years of perseverance? Pallidula 21 (2):7—10.
  • Pain, T. 1992: The genus Megastraea McLean, 1970 (Archaegastropoda: Turbinidae). La Conchiglia 23 (263):4, 4 figs.
  • Pain, T. 1992: Gordon Osbom F.L.S., 1913-1991. Pallidula 22 (1):5.
  • Pain, T. 1992: A brief look at ammonites. Pallidula 22 (1):16-19.
  • Pain, T. 1993: Review of I. Bogdanov and B. Sirenko ‘Seashells of Russia in colour’. Pallidula 23 (2):26–27.
  • Pain, T. 1994: The giant creeper Campanile symbolicum Iredale a relict from Australian waters. Pallidula 24 (1):18–20.
  • Pain, T. 1995: A living fossil from the southwest Pacific Gourmya gourmyi (Crosse). Pallidula 25 (1):18–20.
  • Pain, T. 1996: Neotrigonia, a sole survivor! Pallidula 26 (1):22–23.
  • Pain, T. 1996: The repetitive shell name once again. Pallidula 26 (1): 25.
  • Pain, T. 1997: The killer sea snail Conus geographus Linnaeus, 1758. Pallidula 27 (1):17–18.
  • Pain, T. 1998: Our common whelk Buccinum undatum Linné, 1758 Pallidula 28 (1):6–7.
  • Pain, T. & C. Pain. 2000: Terence Eldon Crowley 1915–1999: obituary, bibliography and new molluscan names. Journal of Conchology 37 :93–97.

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