Te Papa is recruiting for a mollusc specialist, just weeks after axing its world-leading expert in the field. However, just weeks after axing the celebrated scientist, Te Papa is now advertising for a curator of molluscs. Giant squid researcher Steve O'Shea said for Te Papa to axe Marshall then advertise for a mollusc expert was "outrageous". Graham Spence/Te Papa Te Papa molluscs expert Bruce Marshall has been collecting, naming and looking after snail specimens since 1967. Te Papa Te Papa molluscs expert Bruce Marshall is so renowned in his field he has 23 species and 6 genera named after him, including the Bruceiella laevigata.

Source: Stuff March 25, 2019 04:17 UTC