Revett Sheppard
The Reverend Revett Sheppard (1778, in Campsey Ash – 1830, in Wrabness) was an English malacologist. He was a Fellow of the Linnean Society. He described several new non-marine species of mollusks.
Sheppard was a friend of the entomologist William Kirby.
Publications
[edit]Sheppard's publications include:
- Sheppard, R., 1822. On two new British species of Mytilus. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 13: 83-87.
- Sheppard, R., 1823. Descriptions of seven new British land and freshwater shells, with observations on many other species, including a list of such as have been found in the county of Suffolk. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 14: 148-170.
References
[edit]- Killeen, I. J., 1992. The land and freshwater molluscs of Suffolk. Suffolk Naturalists' Society, Ipswich.
- Revett Sheppard is listed (alphabetically) on page 811 of "2,400 Years of Malacology" published online by the American Malacological Society
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