Unitas Malacologica is the international society dedicated to the study of molluscs. Our aim is to further the study of Mollusca by individuals, societies and institutions worldwide.

News

2028 Congress
The 2028 World Congress of Malacology will be in Sydney, Australia.

2025 Congress
The 2025 World Congress of Malacology was hosted in São Paulo, Brazil from 4-7 August 2025. See the congress website for details: https://wcm2025.com.br

The UM Newsletter is back!
Back by popular demand, the UM Newsletter has been resurrected as of spring 2023!

UM Council

President
Isabel Hyman
Australian Museum, Australia

Secretary
Yasunori Kano
University of Tokyo, Japan

Treasurer
Thomas A. Neubauer
SNSB – Bavarian State Collection of Paleontology & Geology, Germany

Past President
Lenita de Freitas Tallarico
Instituto Butantan, Brazil

Members of Council
Andrzej Kaim
Institute of Paleobiology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland

Kara Layton
University of Toronto, Canada

José H. Leal
Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum & Aquarium, USA

Carmel McDougall
University of St. Andrews, Scotland

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