Ailsa McGown Clark
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Ailsa McGown Clark (1926-2014) was a British zoologist, specialised in Echinodermata.
Most of her life, she worked at the British Museum (Natural History). Appointed scientific officer in Department of Zoology 1948; senior scientific officer 1953; principal scientific officer 1958; retired 1986
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Publications
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1951
[edit]- Clark, A.M. 1951. On some Echinoderms in the British Museum (Natural History). The Annals and Magazine of Natural History, including Zoology, Botany, and Geology Serie 12. 4: 1256-1268. DOI: 10.1080/00222935108654255 Reference page.
1952
[edit]- Clark, A.M. 1952. On some specimens of the family Porcellanasteridae (Asteroidea) in the British Museum (Natural History). Annals and Magazine of Natural History ser. 12, 5: 945–953
- Clark, A.M. 1952. Some echinoderms from Southern Africa. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa. 33(2): 193-221. DOI: 10.1080/00359195109519884 Reference page.
1953
[edit]- Clark, A.M. 1953. Notes on asteroids in the British Museum (Natural History). III. Luidia. IV. Tosia and Pentagonaster. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), zoology. 1(12): 379–412. BHL Reference page.
- Clark, A.M. 1953. A revision of the genus Ophionereis (Echinodermata, Ophiuroidea). Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 123(1): 65–94. DOI: 10.1111/J.1096-3642.1953.TB00157.X . Reference page.
1954
[edit]- John, D.D. & Clark, A.M. 1954. The "Rosaura" Expedition 1937-1938. 3. Echinodermata. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), zoology. 2: 139–162. DOI: 10.5962/P.314149 Reference page.
- Clark, A.M., Clark, A.H. 1954. A revision of the sea-stars of the genus Tethyaster. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections. 122(11): 1–27. BHL. Reference page.
1955
[edit]- Clark, A.M. 1955. Echinodermata of the Gold Coast. Journal of the West African Science Association 1: 16–56
1956
[edit]- Clark, A.M. 1956. A note on some species of the family Asterinidae (Class Asteroidea). Annals and Magazine of Natural History ser. 12, 9: 374–383
1962
[edit]- Clark, A.M. 1962. Starfishes and their relations
- Clark, A.M. & Wright, C.W. 1962. A new genus and species of recent starfishes belonging to the aberrant family Sphaerasteridae, with notes on the possible origin and affinities of the family. Annals and Magzine of Natural History ser. 13, 5: 243–251
- Clark, A.M. 1962. Asteroidea. Reports. B.A.N.Z. Antarctic Research Expedition, 1929-1931. Series B (Zoology and botany). 9: 1–104. PDF Reference page.
1963
[edit]- Clark, A.M. 1963. A note on Patiria ocellifera Gray 1847 (Asteroidea). Doriana 3(127): 1–9
- Clark, A.M. 1963. Proposed rejection of nine specific names of Holothurioidea (Echinodermata) Z.N.(S.) 1587. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 2(5): 383–387
1965
[edit]- Clark, A.M. & Davies, P.S. 1965. Echinoderms of the Maldive Islands. Annals and Magazine of Natural History ser. 13, 8(94): 597–612
- Clark, A.M. 1965. Japanese and other ophiuroids from the collections of the Munich museum. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Zoology 13(2): 39–71 BHL. Reference page.
- Clark, A.M. & Owen, H.G. 1965. Eucidaris Pomel, 1883, Papula Bayle, 1878, Cidaris papillataconoidea Parkinson, 1811, and Cidaris savignyi Audouin, 1826, proposed suppression; coupled with validation of Eucidaris Doderlein, 1887, Stereocidaris Pomel, 1883, and Diadema savignyi Michelin 1845 (Class Echinoidea). Z.N. (S.) 1705. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 22(4): 237–242
1966
[edit]- Clark, A.M. 1966. Some crinoids from New Zealand waters. New Zealand Journal of Science 9(3): 684–705
- Clark, A.M. 1966. Port Phillip Bay Survey 1957–1963. Echinodermata. Memoirs of Museum Victoria. 27: 289–355. DOI: 10.24199/j.mmv.1966.27.16 PDF BHL Reference page.
1967
[edit]- Clark, A.M. 1967. Notes on the family Ophiotrichidae (Ophiuroidea). Annals and Magazine of Natural History ser. 13, 9: 637–655
- Clark, A.M. 1967. Crinoids of the Zoological Collection of the Bavarian State. Veröffentlichungen der zoologischen Staatssammlung München 11: 151–174
- Clark, A.M. 1967. Echinoderms from the Red Sea. Part 2. Crinoids, Ophiuroids, Echinoids and more Asteroids. (Israel South Red Sea Expedition, 1962, Reports) Sea Fisheries Research Station Haifa Bulletin (1966) 41: 26–58
- Clark, A.M. 1967. Notes on asteroids in the British Museum (Natural History) V. Nardoa and some other ophidiasterids. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), zoology. 15(4): 169-198. BHL Reference page.
- Clark, A.M. 1967. Proposals for stabilization of the names of some common European Ophiuroidea Z.N.(S.) 1772. The Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature. 24(1): 41–49. BHL. Reference page.
- Clark, A.M. & Rowe, F.W.E. (1967 - Proposals for stabilization of the names of certain genera and species of Holothurioidea Z.N.(S.) 1782. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 24(2): 98–115
- Clark, A.H. & Clark, A.M. 1967. A monograph of the existing crinoids. Volume I. The comatulids. Part 5. Suborders Oligophreata (concluded) and Macrophreata. Bulletin of the United States National Museum. 82: 1–860. BHL. Reference page.
1968
[edit]- Clark, A.M. 1968. Notes on some tropical Indo-Pacific ophiotrichids and ophiodermatids (Ophiuroidea). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), zoology. 16(7): 277-322, 1pl. BHL Reference page.
1970
[edit]- Clark, A.M. 1970. Echinodermata. Crinoidea. Marine invertebrates of Scandinavia 3: 1–55
- Clark, A.M. 1970. Notes on the family Amphiuridae (Ophiuroidea). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), zoology. 19(1): 1-81. BHL Reference page.
- Clark, A.M. 1970. The name of the starfish Anthenea acuta (Perrier), preoccupied. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 95(423): 157
1971
[edit]- Clark, A.M. & Rowe, F.W.E. 1971. Monograph of shallow-water Indo-West Pacific echinoderms: i-vii, 1-238, pls 1-31. London, Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). PDF Reference page.
1972
[edit]- Clark, A.M. 1972. Some Crinoids from the Indian Ocean. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Zoology 24(2): 73–156
1973
[edit]- Clark, A.M. 1973. Some new taxa of recent stalked Crinoidea. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Zoology 25(7): 265–288
1974
[edit]- Clark, A.M. 1974. Notes on some Echinoderms from southern Africa. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), zoology. 26(6): 423-487, 3 pls, 16 figs, 1 map, 3 tables. BHL Reference page.
1975
[edit]- Clark, A.M. 1975. The Swain Reefs Expedition: Crinoidea. Records of the Australian Museum 29(13): 391–406
1976
[edit]- Clark, A.M. & Courtman-Stock, J. 1976. The echinoderms of Southern Africa. Publ. No. 766. British Museum (Natural History): 1–277 Reference page.
- Clark, A.M. & Melville, R.V. 1976. Ophiolepis Müller & Troschel, 1840; request for designation of a type-species under the plenary powers. Z.N.(S.) 2097. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 32: 268–269
- Clark, A.M., Gibbs, P.E. & Clark, C.M. 1976. Echinoderms from the northern region of the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Zoology 30(4): 101–148
- Clark, A.M. 1976. Asterozoa from Amsterdam and St. Paul Islands, southern Indian Ocean. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Zoology 30(6): 247–261
- Clark, A.M. 1976. Ophiura Lamarck, 1801 and Ophioderma Müller & Troschel, 1840: revised proposals for stabilisation. The Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature. 32(4): 265–267. BHL.Reference page.
1977
[edit]- Clark, A.M. 1977. Starfishes and related echinoderms
- Clark, A.M. 1977. Notes on deep-water Atlantic Crinoidea. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Zoology 31(4): 157–186
- Clark, A.M. 1977. The South African Museum's Meiring Naude cruises. Part 4. Echinoderms. Annals of the South African Museum 73(6): 133–147
1979
[edit]- Sloan, N.A., Clark, A.M., Taylor, J.D. 1979. The Echinoderms of Aldabra and their habitats. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), zoology. 37(2): 81- 128. BHL Reference page.
1980
[edit]- Clark, A.M. 1980. Crinoidea collected by the Meteor and Discovery in the NE Atlantic. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Zoology 38(4): 187–210
- Clark, A.M. 1980. Some Ophiuroidea from the Seychelles islands and Inhaca, Mozambique. Revue de Zoologie Africaine 94(3): 533–558
1981
[edit]- Clark, A.M. 1981. Notes on Atlantic and other Asteroidea. 1. Family Benthopectinidae. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), zoology. 41: 91–135. BHL Reference page.
1982
[edit]- Clark, A.M. 1982. Notes on Atlantic Asteroidea. 2. Luidiidae. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Zoology 42(3): 157–184
- Clark, A.M. 1982. Revised proposals for stabilization of the names of certain genera and species of Holothurioidea Z.N.(S.) 1782. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 39(1): 29–35
1983
[edit]- Gage, J.D., Pearson, M., Clark, A.M., Paterson, G.L.J., Tyler, P.A. 1983. Echinoderms of the Rockall Trough and adjacent areas. I. Crinoidea, Asteroidea and Ophiuroidea. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), zoology. 45(5): 263–308. BHL.Reference page.
- Clark, A.M. 1983. Notes on Atlantic and other Asteroidea. 3. The families Ganeriidae and Asterinidae, with a description of a new asterinid genus. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Zoology 45(7): 359–380
1984
[edit]- Clark, A.M. 1984. Notes on Atlantic and other Asteroidea. 4. Families Poraniidae and Asteropseidae. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), zoology. 47(1): 19–51. BHL Reference page.
1987
[edit]- Clark, A.M. 1987. Notes on Atlantic and other Asteroidea. 5. Echinasteridae. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Zoology 53(2): 65–78
- Clark, A.M. 1987. Asterias squamata Delle Chiaje, 1828 (currently Amphipholis squamata; Echinodermata, Ophiuroidea): proposed conservation of the specific name. The Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature. 44(4): 246–247. DOI: 10.5962/BHL.PART.344 . Reference page.
1988
[edit]- Harvey, R., Gage, J.D., Billett, D.S.M., Clark, A.M., Paterson, G.L.J. 1988. Echinoderms of the Rockall Trough and adjacent areas 3. Additional records. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), zoology. 54(4): 153–198. BHL.Reference page.
1989
[edit]- Clark, A.M. 1989. An index of names of recent Asteroidea, part 1: Paxillosida and Notomyotida, in: Jangoux, M. & Lawrence, J.M. (Ed.) (1989). Echinoderm Studies 3: 225–347
- Liao, Y., Clark, A.M. 1989. Two new species of the genus Anthenoides (Echinodermata: Asteroidea) from southern China. Chinese Journal of Oceanology and Limnology. 7: 37–42. DOI: 10.1007/BF02842656 Reference page.
1992
[edit]- Clark, A.M. & Downey, M.E. 1992. Starfishes of the Atlantic. Chapman & Hall Identification Guides, 3. Chapman & Hall. London, UK. ISBN 0-412-43280-3. xxvi, 794 pp. Reference page.
1993
[edit]- Clark, A.M. 1993. An index of names of recent Asteroidea, part 2: Valvatida, in: Jangoux, M. & Lawrence, J.M. (Ed.) (1993). Echinoderm Studies 4: 187–366
1995
[edit]- Liao, Y., Clark, A.M. 1995. The Echinoderms of Southern China. Science Press, Beijing. 614 pp. Reference page.
1996
[edit]- Clark, A.M. 1996. On a new species of Ophidiaster (Echinodermata: Asteroidea) from southern China. Bulletin of the Natural History Museum, Zoology Series 62(1): 37–39
- Clark, A.M. 1996. An index of names of recent Asteroidea, part 3. Velatida and Spinulosida, in: Jangoux, M. & Lawrence, J.M. (Ed.) (1996). Echinoderm Studies 5: 183–250
2001
[edit]- Clark, A.M. & Mah, C.L. 2001. An index of names of recent Asteroidea, part 4. Forcipulatida and Brisingida, in: Jangoux, M. & Lawrence, J.M. (Ed.) (2001). Echinoderm Studies 6: 229–347. PDF. Reference page.