Nils Hjalmar Odhner (6 December 1884 – 12 June 1973) was aSwedish zoologist who studiedmollusks, amalacologist. He was professor of invertebrate zoology at theSwedish Museum of Natural History, Stockholm, and a member of theRoyal Swedish Academy of Sciences.
He was the father of ambassadorBengt Odhner (1918–1990).
Species named in honor of this malacologist include:
TheWorld Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) lists 490 marine species named by Odhner. Many of these have become synonyms.[1]
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