C.H. Cooke {=Clarence H. Cooke Jr.
American malacologist from Hawaii · 1874–1948
32,222 specimens, collected between 1875 and 1980 on 915 collecting days, now held in 6 departments. Identified 48 specimens for others.
On the labels as Cooke, C.M. Cooke, C.M. Cooke Jr., Cooke, C.M., Cooke, C.M. Jr., Cooke, C.M. Jr, Cooke Jr., C.M., Cooke, Charles Montague Jr. and 32 more.
- Specimens
- 32,222
- Type specimens
- 810
- Years in the field
- 106
- Islands
- 72
- Species
- 2,638
- Identifications
- 48
- In the Library
- 0
- Named after
- 28
Where Cooke collected
Journeys
24 collecting journeys read off the dates and places on the labels — the stops in order, the specimens from each, and who else was there. All journeys →



Kauaʻi · Oct – Nov 1903
C.H. Cooke {=Clarence H. Cooke Jr. in Kauaʻi, October – November 1903355 specimens · 15 stops · 39 days · 688 km



Maui · 1–18 Feb 1904
C.H. Cooke {=Clarence H. Cooke Jr. in Maui, 1–18 February 1904120 specimens · 5 stops · 18 days · 119 km



Kauaʻi · 6–18 Jul 1907
C.H. Cooke {=Clarence H. Cooke Jr. in Kauaʻi, 6–18 July 1907251 specimens · 3 stops · 13 days · 22 km



Hawaiʻi Island and Molokaʻi · 1–11 Oct 1911
C.H. Cooke {=Clarence H. Cooke Jr. in Hawaiʻi Island and Molokaʻi, 1–11 October 1911168 specimens · 7 stops · 11 days · 311 km



Molokaʻi · Jul – Aug 1912
C.H. Cooke {=Clarence H. Cooke Jr. in Molokaʻi, July – August 1912589 specimens · 9 stops · 32 days · 196 km



4 islands of the United States · Jan – Mar 1913
C.H. Cooke {=Clarence H. Cooke Jr. across 4 islands of the United States, January – March 1913422 specimens · 10 stops · 45 days · 815 km



Palmyra Atoll · 1–28 Jul 1913
C.H. Cooke {=Clarence H. Cooke Jr. in Palmyra Atoll, 1–28 July 191342 specimens · 2 stops · 28 days · 893 km



Molokaʻi and Kauaʻi · Mar – Apr 1914
C.H. Cooke {=Clarence H. Cooke Jr. in Molokaʻi and Kauaʻi, March – April 1914105 specimens · 4 stops · 25 days · 343 km



Kauaʻi and Molokaʻi · Jun – Jul 1914
C.H. Cooke {=Clarence H. Cooke Jr. in Kauaʻi and Molokaʻi, June – July 1914303 specimens · 7 stops · 37 days · 413 km
Specimens by decade
Earliest: Frullania apiculata, 1875 (Maui). Latest: Bifidaria pediculus nucca, 1980.
Named for Cooke
Taxa in the collection whose epithet is formed from the name Cooke. The naming author’s intent is not recorded, so where several collectors share a surname they are listed under the best-known one.
- Leptachatina cookei Amastridae26
- Kokia cookei Malvaceae20
- Achatinella apexfulva cookei Achatinellidae17
- Coprosma cookei Rubiaceae15
- Scolecenchelys cookei Ophichthidae10
- Hiona cookeana Euconulidae9
- Crystallodytes cookei Creediidae8
- Achatinella turgida cookei Achatinellidae7
- Chlamys cookei Pectinidae4
- Omphalotropis cookei Assimineidae4
- Thaanumella cookei Assimineidae4
- Amastra textilis cookei Amastridae3
- Cololejeunea cookei Lejeuneaceae3
- Pterodiscus cookei Amastridae3
- Amastra cookei Amastridae2
- Gouldia cookei Veneridae2
- Orobophana cookei Helicinidae2
- Ostodes cookei Neocyclotidae2
- Psychotria cookei Rubiaceae2
- Taheitaia arcasiana cookei Truncatellidae2
- Echinorhinus cookei Echinorhinidae1
- Georissa cookei Hydrocenidae1
- Helix cookeana Helicidae1
- Lyropupa cookei Vertiginidae1
- Micromus cookeorum Hemerobiidae1
- Pupina cookei Pupinidae1
- Thaumatodon cookei Endodontidae1
- Verruca cookei Verrucidae1
From the field
As a determiner
48 specimens carry this name as the person who identified them. Most often:











