JE
Joseph Swift Emerson
Entomologist · 1924–1974
5,570 specimens, collected between 1854 and 1982 on 487 collecting days, now held in 3 departments.
On the labels as Emerson, J.S., Joseph Swift Emerson, J.S. Emerson, Joseph S. Emerson, Emerson, Joseph S., Justin E. Emerson.
- Specimens
- 5,570
- Type specimens
- 11
- Years in the field
- 129
- Islands
- 26
- Species
- 1,610
- Identifications
- 0
- In the Library
- 0
- Named after
- 10
Where Emerson collected
Specimens by decade
1850s1980s
Earliest: Achatinella viridans, 1854 (Oʻahu). Latest: Succinea putris, 1982.
Named for Emerson
Taxa in the collection whose epithet is formed from the name Emerson. The naming author’s intent is not recorded, so where several collectors share a surname they are listed under the best-known one.
- Partula emersoni Partulidae62
- Neocancilla clathrus emersoni Mitridae4
- Achatinella emersonii Achatinellidae2
- Achatinella livida emersonii Achatinellidae2
- Achatinella emersoni Achatinellidae1
- Achatinella reevei emersonii Achatinellidae1
- Amastra emersoni Amastridae1
- Boopia emersoni Boopiidae1
- Cerithiopsis emersoni Cerithiopsidae1
- Clausilia emersoniana Clausiliidae1
From the field
