Wilhelm August Wenz
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Wilhelm August Wenz was a German
malacologist, born in Frankfurt am Main. He is the author of the 7-part Gastropoda
section of Handbuch der Paläozoologie (1938-1944), a very important review that described all known fossil
genera. Only a few copies of this rare work survive: almost the entire stock of later editions was destroyed during the Second World War.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
malacologist, born in Frankfurt am Main. He is the author of the 7-part Gastropoda
Gastropoda
The Gastropoda or gastropods, more commonly known as snails and slugs, are a large taxonomic class within the phylum Mollusca. The class Gastropoda includes snails and slugs of all kinds and all sizes from microscopic to quite large...
section of Handbuch der Paläozoologie (1938-1944), a very important review that described all known fossil
Fossil
Fossils are the preserved remains or traces of animals , plants, and other organisms from the remote past...
genera. Only a few copies of this rare work survive: almost the entire stock of later editions was destroyed during the Second World War.