21 June 1803 – 7 August 1877
Born: Trenton, New Jersey.
Died: Trenton, New Jersey.
Occupation: Conchologist; Paleontologist. Geologist, State of New York, 1837-1841. Curator, Geology Society, Jefferson Medical College, 1834; Conchologist, Powell’s Survey, Tampa Bay, 1842; Paleontologist-Consultant, Smithsonian Inst., 1854-1857.
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Society Service: Member ANSP 1831.
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Data from: Abbott, R.T., and M.E. Young (eds.). 1973. American Malacologists: A national register of professional and amateur malacologists and private shell collectors and biographies of early American mollusk workers born between 1618 and 1900. American Malacologists, Falls Church, Virginia. Consolidated/Drake Press, Philadelphia. 494 pp.
Other References: Wheeler, H.E. 1935. Timothy Abbott Conrad, with particular reference to his work in Alabama one hundred years ago. Bulletin of American Paleontology 23(77):1-157.
Partial Bibliography
Conrad, T.A. 1834. Descriptions of some new species of fresh water shells from Alabama, Tennessee, etc. American Journal of Science and Arts 25(2):338-343 + 1 plate. [Reprinted in Sterkiana 1963. 9:49-50]
Conrad, T.A. 1834. New freshwater shells of the United States, with coloured illustrations; and a monograph of the genus Anculotus of Say; also a synopsis of the American naiades. J. Dobson, 108 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 1-76 + 8 plates.
Conrad, T.A. 1834. Description of a new genus of fresh-water shells. Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 7(1):178-180.
Conrad, T.A. 1835. Monography of the Family Unionidae, or naiades of Lamarck, (fresh water bivalve shells) or North America, illustrated by figures drawn on stone from nature. J. Dobson, 108 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 1:1-12, plates 1-6.
Conrad, T.A. 1835. Appendix to New freshwater shells of the United States, with coloured illustrations; and a monograph of the genus Anculotus of Say; also a synopsis of the American naiades. J. Dobson, 108 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. pp. 1-8 + 1 plate.
Conrad, T.A. 1836. Monography of the Family Unionidae, or naiades of Lamarck, (fresh water bivalve shells) or North America, illustrated by figures drawn on stone from nature. J. Dobson, 108 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 2:17-24, plates 7-10.
Conrad, T.A. 1836. Monography of the Family Unionidae, or naiades of Lamarck, (fresh water bivalve shells) or North America, illustrated by figures drawn on stone from nature. J. Dobson, 108 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 3:25-32, plates 11-14.
Conrad, T.A. 1836. Monography of the Family Unionidae, or naiades of Lamarck, (fresh water bivalve shells) or North America, illustrated by figures drawn on stone from nature. J. Dobson, 108 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 4:33-40, plates 15-19.
Conrad, T.A. 1836. Monography of the Family Unionidae, or naiades of Lamarck, (fresh water bivalve shells) or North America, illustrated by figures drawn on stone from nature. J. Dobson, 108 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 5:41-48, plates 20-25.
Conrad, T.A. 1836. Monography of the Family Unionidae, or naiades of Lamarck, (fresh water bivalve shells) or North America, illustrated by figures drawn on stone from nature. J. Dobson, 108 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 6:49-56, plates 26-31.
Conrad, T.A. 1836. Monography of the Family Unionidae, or naiades of Lamarck, (fresh water bivalve shells) or North America, illustrated by figures drawn on stone from nature. J. Dobson, 108 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 7:57-64, plates 32-36.
Conrad, T.A. 1837. Monography of the Family Unionidae, or naiades of Lamarck, (fresh water bivalve shells) or North America, illustrated by figures drawn on stone from nature. J. Dobson, 108 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 8:65-72, plates 37-40.
Conrad, T.A. 1837. Monography of the Family Unionidae, or naiades of Lamarck, (fresh water bivalve shells) or North America, illustrated by figures drawn on stone from nature. J. Dobson, 108 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 9:73-80, plates 41-45.
Conrad, T.A. 1838. Monography of the Family Unionidae, or naiades of Lamarck, (fresh water bivalve shells) or North America, illustrated by figures drawn on stone from nature. J. Dobson, 108 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 10:81-94, plates 46-51.
Conrad, T.A. 1838. Monography of the Family Unionidae, or naiades of Lamarck, (fresh water bivalve shells) or North America, illustrated by figures drawn on stone from nature. J. Dobson, 108 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 11:95-102, plates 52-56.
Conrad, T.A. [1840]. Monography of the Family Unionidae, or naiades of Lamarck, (fresh water bivalve shells) or North America, illustrated by figures drawn on stone from nature. J. Dobson, 108 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 12:103-110, plates 57-60.
Conrad, T.A. [1840]. Monography of the Family Unionidae, or naiades of Lamarck, (fresh water bivalve shells) or North America, illustrated by figures drawn on stone from nature. J. Dobson, 108 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 13:111-118, plates 61-65.
Conrad, T.A. 1841. [Descriptions of three new species of Unio from the rivers of the United States.] Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 1(2):19-20.
Conrad, T.A. 1842. Description of three new species of Unio from the rivers of the United States. Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 8(2):178-180.
Conrad, T.A. 1846. Notices of freshwater shells, etc., of Rockbridge County, Virginia. American Journal of Science and Arts 51(3):405-407.
Conrad, T.A. 1846. Observations of the geology of a part of East Florida, with a catalogue of recent shells of the coast. American Journal of Science and Arts 52(4):36-45.
Conrad, T.A. 1849. Descriptions of new freshwater shells. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 4(2nd Series)(22):300-303.
Conrad, T.A. 1849. Descriptions of new fresh water and marine shells. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 4(7):152-155.
Conrad, T.A. 1850. Descriptions of new fresh water and marine shells. Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 1(second series)(4):275-280 + 2 plates.
Conrad, T.A. 1850. Descriptions of new species of fresh water shells. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 5(1):10-11.
Conrad, T.A. 1852. Notes on shells, with descriptions of new species. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 6(6):199-200.
Conrad, T.A. 1853. Omissions and corrections to the synopsis of the North American naiades. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 6(12):449.
Conrad, T.A. 1853. A synopsis of the family of Naïades of North America, with notes, and a table of some of the genera and sub-genera of the family, according to their geographical distribution, and descriptions of genera and sub-genera. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 6(7):243-269.
Conrad, T.A. 1854. Descriptions of new species of Unio Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 2(second series)(4):295-298 + 2 plates.
Conrad, T.A. 1854. Synopsis of the genus Pleidon. Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 2(second series)(4):298-299.
Conrad, T.A. 1854. Notes on shells, with descriptions of three recent and one fossil species. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 7(2):31-32.
Conrad, T.A. 1855. Descriptions of three new species of Unio. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 7(7):256.
Conrad, T.A. 1856. On a new species of Unio. American Journal of Science and Arts 21(second series)(62):172.
Conrad, T.A. 1857. Descriptions of two new genera of shells. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 9(1857):165-166.
Conrad, T.A. 1865. Remarks on the genera Monocondylaea, d’Orb., and Pseudodon, Gould, with a synopsis of the latter. American Journal of Conchology 1(3):232-233.
Conrad, T.A. 1865. Description of a new genus of Unionidae. American Journal of Conchology 1(3):234.
Conrad, T.A. 1865. Description of a new species of Pseudodon. American Journal of Conchology 1(4):352 + 1 fig.
Conrad, T.A. 1866. Description of a new species of Unio. American Journal of Conchology 2(2):107 + 1 plate.
Conrad, T.A. 1866. Descriptions of American fresh-water shells. American Journal of Conchology 2(3):278-279 + 1 plate.
Conrad, T.A. 1867. Observations on Pleiodon macmurtrii. American Journal of Conchology 3(1):4.
Conrad, T.A. 1869. Notes on Recent and fossil shells, with descriptions of new genera. American Journal of Conchology 4(4):246-249.
Conrad, T.A. 1869. Description of a new Unio and fossil Goniobasis. American Journal of Conchology 4(5):280 + 1 plate.
Conrad, T.A. 1869. Notes on Recent Mollusca. American Journal of Conchology 5(2):104-108.
Conrad, T.A. 1872. Descriptions and illustrations of genera of shells. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 24(1872):50-55
Conrad, T.A. 1874. Remarks on the Tertiary clay of the Upper Amazon, with descriptions of new shells. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 26(1874):25-32 + 1 plate.
Conrad, T.A. 1874. Description of two new fossil shells of the Upper Amazon. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 26(1874):82-83 + 1 plate.