Ruth Turner

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Ruth Turner is affiliated with the following schools: Harvard University, Cornell University, Radcliffe College, Bridgewater State University

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Ruth Turner

Biology

#3536

World Rank

#5417

Historical Rank

#1371

USA Rank

Marine Biology

#120

World Rank

#134

Historical Rank

#34

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According to Wikipedia, Ruth Dixon Turner was a pioneering U.S. marine biologist and malacologist. She was the world's expert on Teredinidae or shipworms, a taxonomic family of wood-boring bivalve mollusks which severely damage wooden marine installations.

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Ruth Turner's Published Works

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Published Papers

Classification of Bivalvia (1969) (260)
A Cellulolytic Nitrogen-Fixing Bacterium Cultured from the Gland of Deshayes in Shipworms (Bivalvia: Teredinidae) (1983) (222)
Wood-Boring Bivalves, Opportunistic Species in the Deep Sea (1973) (203)
Classification of the Teredinidae. (Book Reviews: A Survey and Illustrated Catalogue of the Teredinidae (Mollusca: Bivalvia)) (1966) (148)
The giant white calm from the Galapagos Rift, Calyptogena magnifica species novum (1980) (138)
Form, function, and evolution (1969) (138)
A new genus and five new species of mussels lBivalviac Mytilidaer from deep-sea sulfideshydrocarbon seeps in the Gulf of Mexico (1998) (130)
Larval dispersal of a deep-sea hydrothermal vent bivalve from the Galápagos Rift (1980) (105)
Larval Development and Dispersal at Deep-Sea Hydrothermal Vents (1984) (87)
Recruitment of marine invertebrates to hard substrates at deep-sea hydrothermal vents on the East Pacific Rise and Galapagos spreading center (1988) (78)
The Family Pholadidae in the Western Atlantic and the Eastern Pacific. Part I - Pholadinae (1954) (68)
Development, metamorphosis, and natural history of the nudibranch Doridella obscura Verrill (Corambidae: Opisthobranchia) (1977) (67)
The Family Pholadidae in the Western Atlantic and the Eastern Pacific. Part II - Martesiinae, Jouannetiinae and Xylophaginae (1955) (66)
Physiological aspects of wood consumption, growth, and reproduction in the shipworm Lyrodus pedicellatus Quatrefages (Bivalvia:Teredinidae) (1981) (57)
Characterization and site description of Solemya borealis (Bivalvia; Solemyidae), another bivalve-bacteria symbiosis (1992) (52)
Modes of molluscan larval development at deep-sea hydrothermal vents (1986) (48)
Results of an international cooperative research programme on the biodeterioration of timber submerged in the sea. (1972) (44)
The genus Lithophaga in the Western Atlantic (1962) (42)
The Subfamilies Volutinae, Zidoninae, Odontocymbiolinae and Calliotectinae, in the Western Atlantic (1964) (36)
Growth and distribution of mollusks at deep-sea vents and seeps. (1984) (36)
Dwarf Males in the Teredinidae (Bivalvia, Pholadacea) (1983) (34)
The Family Pinnidae in the Western Atlantic (1958) (34)
The Family Cymatiidae in the Western Atlantic (1957) (31)
Xylophile Ostracoda in the deep sea (1990) (29)
the larval development of the wood boring piddock Martesia striata (L.) (Mollusca: Bivalvia: Pholadidae) (1976) (28)
New Approaches and Techniques for Studying Bivalve Larvae (1975) (26)
The genera Martesia and Lignopholas in the Indo-Pacific (Mollusca: Bivalvia: Pholadidae) (1989) (25)
Larval development of the deep-water wood boring bivalve, Xylophaga atlantica richards (Mollusca, bivalvia, pholadidae) (1976) (25)
The Genera Epitonium (Part II), Depressiscala, Cyclindriscala, Nystiella and Solutiscala in the Western Atlantic (1952) (24)
Range extensions of teredinids (shipworms) and polychaetes in the vicinity of a temperate-zone nuclear generating station (1980) (22)
A new species of fossil Chlamys from Wright Valley, McMurdo Sound, Antarctica (1967) (22)
The role of phytoplankton in the diets of adult and larval shipworms,Lyrodus pedicellatus (Bivalvia: Teredinidae) (1979) (21)
The Family Melongenidae in the Western Atlantic (1956) (21)
Xyloredo, a new teredinid-like abyssal wood-borer (Mollusca, Pholadidae, Xylophagainae) (1972) (21)
The Genus Calliostoma in the Western Atlantic (1960) (21)
Nest building in the bivalve mollusk generac Musculus and Lima (1963) (19)
Marine biodeteriogenic organisms I. Lignicolous Fungi and Bacteria and the wood boring Mollusca and Crustacea (2001) (18)
SQUAT LOBSTERS (GALATHEIDAE: MUNIDOPSIS) ASSOCIATED WITH MESH-ENCLOSED WOOD PANELS SUBMERGED IN THE DEEP SEA (1986) (17)
An Overview of Research on Marine Borers: Past Progress and Future Direction (1984) (16)
The Genera Sthenorytis, Cirsotrema, Acirsa, Opalia and Amaea in the Western Atlantic (1950) (16)
The western atlantic marine mollusks described by C.B. Adams (1950) (15)
Seasonal recruitment of marine invertebrates to hard substrates on Georges Bank and the Eastern continental shelf of the United States (1987) (14)
The Genus Bankia in the Western Atlantic (1946) (14)
On the subfamily Xylophagainae lfamily Pholadidaec Bivalvac Molluscar (2002) (13)
A catalogue of the family Truncatellidae with notes and descriptions of new species (1948) (13)
Bankia neztalia n.sp. (Mollusca: Bivalvia: Teredinidae) from Australia and New Zealand, and its relationships (1979) (11)
The Family Tonnidae in the Western Atlantic (1948) (10)
Monographs Of The Genera Pappustyla Forcartia and Meliobba (Papuininae: Camaenidae). (1962) (10)
The Genus Epitonium in the Western Atlantic Part I (1951) (9)
Monograph of the Genus Rhynchotrochus (Papuininae: Camaenidae) (1966) (9)
The eastern Pacific marine mollusks described by C.B. Adams (1956) (8)
The Family Volutidae in the Western Atlantic (1970) (8)
The Genus Truncatella in the Western Atlantic (1948) (7)
The North American genus Lioplax in the family Viviparidae. (1955) (7)
The Distribution and Importance of Marine Wood Borers in the United States (1957) (7)
Two New Genera of Land Molluscs (papuininae) from the Central Highlands of New Guinea (1959) (6)
A new Thais from Angola and notes on Thais haemastoma Linné. American Museum novitates ; no. 1374 (1948) (6)
Family Pterineidae Miller, 1877 (1969) (6)
Cellulolytic Nitrogen-Fixing Bacteria in the Teredinidae (Mollusca: Bivalvia) (1988) (5)
Review of Carcelles, Alberto R. 1953: Catalogo de la Malacofauna Antarctica Argentina (1954) (5)
John Gould Anthony with a bibliography and catalogue of his species (1946) (4)
Monographs of the Genera Megalacron and Rhytidoconcha (Papuininae: Camaenidae) (1964) (4)
Rotating liners during cementing in the Grand Isle and West Delta area (1983) (4)
Nettastomella japonica Yokoyama in North America and notes on the Pholadidae (1962) (3)
Some aspects of the life history of zachsia zenkewitschi teredinidae bivalvia (1983) (3)
The Genera Hemitoma and Diodora in the Western Atlantic (1959) (3)
The Genera Amaea and Epitonium in the Western Atlantic (1959) (3)
Additions to the Pholadidae - Part II (1956) (2)
Charles Johnson Maynard and his work in malacology. (1957) (2)
Review of Johnson, Charles W. 1915: Fauna of New England, List of Mollusca (1947) (1)
Notes on the genus Taheitia (Truncatellidae) in New Guinea with the description of a new species) (1959) (1)
Superfamily Pteriacea Gray, 1847 (1820) (1969) (1)
A New Meliobba From the Schrader Range, New Guinea (1960) (1)
The Occurrence of A Nematode Parasite In The Genus Stylodon (1960) (1)
The Genera Epitonium, Opalis and Cylindriscala in the Western Atlantic (1953) (1)
The Voyage of the “Tomas Berrera” (1950) (1)
Recent works on the Marine Mollusks of Argentina (1953) (1)
The genus Hemitrochus in Puerto Rico. (1958) (1)
The Works of Georgius Everhardus Rumphius 1626-1693 (1958) (1)
Review number and index (1954) (0)
Review of Fauna und Flora der Adria by Rupert Riedl 1963 (1964) (0)
Letter to H.B. Stenzel from Ruth D. Turner on 1968-09-24 (1968) (0)
Letter to H.B. Stenzel from Ruth D. Turner on 1957-04-07 (1957) (0)
Part N, Mollusca 6, vol. 1 & 2, Complete Volume (1969) (0)
Letter to H.B. Stenzel from Ruth D. Turner on 1966-03-29 (1966) (0)
Review of Edmondson, H. H., 1933: Reef and Shore Fauna of Hawaii. (1949) (0)
Henry A. Pilsbry (1959) (0)
Richard Winslow Foster (1970) (0)
Letter to H.B. Stenzel from Ruth D. Turner on 1965-10-18 (1965) (0)
Review of Hirase, S., 1934: A Collection of Japanese Shells with Illustrations in Natural Color. Tokyo, Japan, 217 pp., 129 plates (1949) (0)
Merrill E. Champion (1954) (0)
Dr. Joseph C. Bequaert (1965) (0)
Review of British Prosobranch Molluscs, their functional anatomy and ecology, by Vera Fretter and Alastair Graham, 1962. (1962) (0)
Review of Vogage aux Iles de Ténériffe, La Trinité, Saint-Thomas, Saint-Croix et Porto Rico by Andre-Pierre LeDru. Published by Arthus Bertrand, Paris 1810, Vol. 1, 47+315 pages; Vol. 2, 324 pages, 1 map (1958) (0)
Review of Traité de Zoologie, published under the direction of Pierre-P. Grassé, 1960, Vol. 5, fascicule 2, Embranchement des Mollusques, pp. 1625-2164, text figs. 1469-1830, and 2 colored plates (1961) (0)
Review of MacGinitie, G. E. and Nettie MacGinitie 1949, Natural History of Marine Animals, McGraw-Hill Book Company Inc., New York, 473 pages, 282 figures (1951) (0)
Land shells of Navassa Islandc West Indies (1960) (0)
Letter to H.B. Stenzel from Ruth D. Turner on 1965-11-16 (1965) (0)
Letter to Henryk B. Stenzel from Ruth D. Turner on 1964-11-09 (1964) (0)
Review of Yonge, C. M., 1949. The Sea Shore. Collins, London, 311 pages, 88 text figures, 40 colored plates and 32 black and white plates (1951) (0)
Letter to John de Palma from Ruth D. Turner on 1968-09-24 (1968) (0)
Family Pulvinitidae Stephenson, 1941 (1969) (0)
Letter to Henryk B. Stenzel from Ruth D. Turner on 1965-03-15 (1965) (0)
Review of Sullivan, M. Charlotte 1948: Bivalve Larvae of Malpeque Bay (1950) (0)
The Shell Makers, Introducing Mollusks. (1975) (0)
Review of Dall, W. H., P. Bartsch and H. A. Rehder 1938: A Manual of the Recent and Fossil Marine Pelecypod Mollusks of the Hawaiian Islands (1949) (0)
Ecological studies of wood-boring bivalves in the vicinity of the Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station. Interim report 1 Sep 79-28 Feb 80 (1980) (0)
Letter to H.B. Stenzel from Ruth D. Turner on 1969-04-07 (1969) (0)

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