The Conchologists' Newsletter

The Conchologists’ Newsletter was the Society’s magazine for over 40 years (1961-2002). The Newsletter published a mixture of articles, reports, notices and adverts. Some of the contributions are creative or light-hearted, while others are very detailed and scholarly.

Issued three or four times a year, the Newsletter was initially distributed as typewritten foolscap sheets. It adopted an A4 format in 1977 (from issue No. 61), and a printed A5 format in 1992 (from issue No. 121). The Newsletter was replaced by an A4 colour magazine, Mollusc World, in 2003.

In 2026, all 10 volumes of the Newsletter (163 issues consisting of over 3,800 pages) were scanned by the Society. 

These can be downloaded here as searchable PDFs. Each volume begins with an Index to articles and contributors. Personal details (e.g. addresses and phone numbers) have been redacted.

From Ridout Sharpe, 1999 (No. 150, p. 206)

From Llewellyn Jones, 1987 (No. 102, p. 25)

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From Gascoigne, 1983 (No. 85, p.86)

From Cooper & Palmer, 1974 (No. 48, p. 360)

From Chatfield, 1998 (No. 147, p. 92)

Vol 1 Nos 1-20 (January 1961-March 1967)

Vol 2 Nos 21-40 (June 1967-March 1972) page 1-138

Vol 2 Nos 21-40 (June 1967-March 1972) page 139-259

Vol 3 Nos 41-60 (June 1972-March 1977) page 1-125

Vol 3 Nos 41-60 (June 1972-March 1977) page 126-244

Vol 3 Nos 41-60 (June 1972-March 1977) page 245-330

Vol 4 Nos 61-80 (June 1977-March 1982) page 1-130

Vol 4 Nos 61-80 (June 1977-March 1982) page 131-252

Vol 4 Nos 61-80 (June 1977-March 1982) page 253-386

Vol 5 Nos 81-100 (June 1982-March 1987) page 1-150

Vol 5 Nos 81-100 (June 1982-March 1987) page 151-308

Vol 5 Nos 81-100 (June 1982-March 1987) page 309-440

Vol 6 Nos 101-120 (June 1987-March 1992) page 1-160

Vol 6 Nos 101-120 (June 1987-March 1992) page 161-330

Vol 6 Nos 101-120 (June 1987-March 1992) page 331-478

Vol 7 Nos 121-132 (June 1992-March 1995) page 1-261

Vol 7 Nos 121-132 (June 1992-March 1995) page 262-499

Vol 8 Nos 133-144 (June 1995-March 1998) page 1-262

Vol 8 Nos 133-144 (June 1995-March 1998) page 263-508

Vol 9 Nos 145-156 (June 1998-March 2001) page 1-261

Vol 9 Nos 145-156 (June 1998-March 2001) page 262-507

Vol 10 Nos 157-163 (June 2001-December 2002)