Kurt Ockelmann’s unpublished studies on the Thyasiridae (Mollusca: Bivalvia) of the North Atlantic, held in the Natural History Museum of Denmark

This dataset contains the digitized treatments in Plazi based on the original journal article Oliver, P. Graham (2025): Kurt Ockelmann’s unpublished studies on the Thyasiridae (Mollusca: Bivalvia) of the North Atlantic, held in the Natural History Museum of Denmark. European Journal of Taxonomy 1007: 239-278, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.1007.3011, URL: europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/3011/13511 Abstract.

The archive of illustrations and graphics relating to the research of Kurt Ockelmann (1924– 2021) on the bivalve family Thyasiridae is reviewed. Although he published only one short paper on the family, the archive reveals that he undertook a substantial series of studies and shows his continuing influence on the taxonomy and life history of this family in the North Atlantic. Ockelmann was the first to recognise amphi-Atlantic species, their life habits and larval biology.