Plate representing Olividae from Neues systematisches Conchylien-Cabinet

Johann Hieronymus Chemnitz (1730-1778) was a German clergyman and a conchologist. Olive shells, olive snails, or olives, scientific name Olividae, are a family of minute to large Predatory sea Snails Year 1730 ( MDCCXXX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1778 ( MDCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. A cleric ( Ancient Greek κληρικός - klērikos clergyman (pl Conchology is the scientific, semi-scientific or Amateur study of mollusk shells (in the UK spelled mollusc shells He continued the work of Friedrich Wilhelm Martini (1729-1778), Neues systematisches Conchylien-Cabinet. Friedrich Wilhelm Martini (1729-1780 was a Germany|German physician Martini who practised in Hamburg began in 1769, the richly colour illustrated shell book He added to the three volumes previously published eight new volumes in 1779 and 1795. Year 1779 ( MDCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1795 ( MDCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Although neither of the two authors use the binomial system, they are regarded as the authors of many species which were first described in this work. In Biology, a species is one of the basic units of Biological classification and a Taxonomic rank. Chemnitz used many specimens from cabinet of curiosities of the king of Denmark whose conservator was Lorenz Spengler (1720-1807). For the 2002 novel by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child see The Cabinet of Curiosities For the 2008 Jane's Addiction box set see A Cabinet of Curiosities Chemnitz began with a collection of half shells before collecting whole shells. His patron was Christian Hee Hwass (1731-1803). Christian Hee Hwass (1731-1803 was a Danish Malacologist who is remembered for his work in Conchology.

Source

• Stanley Peter Dance (1966). Shell Collecting. An Illustrated History. Faber and Faber (London) : 344 p.