Shintarō Hirase
| Shintarō Hirase | |
|---|---|
 Shintarō Hirase | |
| Born |
February 28, 1884[1] Awaji Island, Japan |
| Died |
September 9, 1939 (aged 55)[1] Tokyo, Japan |
| Fields | malacology |
Shintarō Hirase (平瀬 信太郎 Hirase Shintarō, February 28, 1884 – September 9, 1939)[1] was a Japanese malacologist. His father, Yoichirō Hirase, (1859–1925) was also a malacologist.[1]
Shintarō Hirase was a teaching zoologist at Seikei College.[1]
Collection
From the collection of Shintarō Hirase and much more valuable collection by his father Yoichirō Hirase have survived only about 30% with about 5000 specimen.[2] Majority of the collection was destroyed by incendiary bombs in the house of Shintarō Hirase[2] and in the Research Institute for Natural Resources in Tokyo during bombing of Tokyo.[2] The collection have been stored in the Research Institute for Natural Resources in Tokyo in 1948.[2]
Bibliography
His works include:[1]
- Hirase S. [review about Japanese oysters] Jap. J. Zool. 3 and 4
- Hirase S. [review about scaphopods] Journal of Conchology 1
- Hirase S. (1934). A collection of Japanese shells with illustrations in natural colours.
Taxa described
- Aglaja iwasai Hirase, 1936[3] was synonymized with Philinopsis cyanea (Martens, 1879) by William B. Rudman in 1972.[4]
- Babylonia pallida Hirase, 1934 is a synonym of Babylonia kirana Habe, 1965[5]
- Berthella gotoi Hirase, 1936[3]
- Oscanius testudinarius Hirase 1927
- Ostrea circumpicta Hirase, 1930 is a synonym of Crassostrea nippona (Seki, 1934)[6]
- Xenophora tenuis Hirase, 1934 is a synonym of Xenophora tenuis Fulton, 1983[7]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Winckworth R. (1946). "Shintaro Hirase, 1884-1939". Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London 27(1): 1. PDF. (subscription required)
- 1 2 3 4 Clench W. J. (1948). "The Hirase collections of mollusks". The Nautilus 62(1): 34-35.
- 1 2 (Japanese) Hirase S. (1936) "三崎産後鰓類の2新種に就て On Two New Opisthobranciata from Japan". Doubutsugaku zasshi 48(8-10): 731-737. CiNii.
- ↑ Rudman W. B. (1972). "A comparative study of the genus Philinopsis Pease, 1860 (Aglajidae, Opisthobranchia)". Pacific Science 26(4): 381-399. https://scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu/handle/10125/443
- ↑ Bouchet, P. (2010). Babylonia kirana Habe, 1965. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=475115 on 2011-03-13
- ↑ Huber, M. (2010). Crassostrea nippona. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=506708 on 2011-03-13
- ↑ Citation: WoRMS (2010). Xenophora (Xenophora) tenuis. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=468044 on 2011-03-13
Further reading
- Kuroda T. (1940). [Memorials to the late Dr. Shintaro Hirase]. Venus 10: 1-40.
External links
- works by Shintarō Hirase at CiNii (Zasshi Kiji Sakuin)
- http://www.geocities.jp/opisthobranchialsocietyofjapan/Hirase.html (Japanese)
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