Emily H. Vokes
| Emily H. Vokes | |
|---|---|
| Born |
May 21, 1930 USA |
| Residence | USA |
| Fields | Malacology, Paleontology |
| Institutions | Tulane University (retired 1996) |
Emily Hoskins Vokes, (born May 21, 1930) is an American malacologist and paleontologist. She is an authority on the Muricidae, a large and diverse family of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks. Vokes worked both on her own, and also with her husband Harold Ernest Vokes (1908–1998).
Bibliography
Emily Vokes wrote over 150 publications. Books by Emily Vokes including:
- Neogene paleontology in the northern Dominican Republic. 18 The superfamily Volutacea (in part) (Mollusca:Gastropoda), 1998
- "One last look at the Muricidae." Am Conchol 24 (1996): 4-6.
- Cenozoic muricidae of the western Atlantic region. Part X, The subfamily Muricopsinae 1994
- Cenozoic Muricidae of the western Atlantic region, part IX - Pterynotus, Poirieria, Aspella, Dermomurex, Calotrophon, Acantholabia, and Attiliosa : additions and corrections
- "Neogene paleontology in the northern Dominican Republic 8. The family Muricidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda)." Bulletins of American Paleontology 97.332 (1989): 5-94.
- Catalogue of the Genus Murex Linné (Mollusca: Gastropoda): Muricinae, Ocenebrinae. Paleontological Research Institution, 1971.
References
See Also
- A. Richards, 1985. A salute to both doctors Vokes. Hawaiian Shell News 33(4): 1, 8
- D. T. Dockery, III, 1996. The retirement of Dr. Emily H. Vokes from Tulane University – the close of an era in molluscan research. Mississippi Geology 17(4): 83-85
- L. Scheu, 1997 [as told by E. Vokes]. Side by side “in the footsteps of Darwin”. American Conchologist 25(1): 10-13
- S. E. Walker, 2001. Marvelously matched malacologists: Harold and Emily Vokes. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 166: 3-7
- W. Miller, 2011. Treasures in our collection: the enduring legacy of Harold and Emily Vokes and the golden age of paleontology at Tulane University. American Paleontologist 19(1): 5
- List with some publications via Worldcat
- An introduction to E. Vokes and her husband H. Vokes
- Search for Emily Vokes to find date of birth
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