As far as I know, the man Thatcher was a pubowner in England (at least that
is were Thatcheria mirabilis is named after) who received seashells from
sailors.
For a long time he (i.e. Mr. Thatcher) owned the only known specimen of
Thatcheria mirabilis. He only allowed it to be describved if it was named
after him.
I don't know whether this story is true, but it might be..........

Gijs

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> Van: Ross Mayhew <[log in to unmask]>
> Aan: [log in to unmask]
> Onderwerp: Who was Thatcher, anyway?
> Datum: zondag 5 december 1999 0:25
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> I have noticed more than a few Australian species and varieties named
> "thatcheri".  Who was this person that found so many new things (most of
> them rather pricey at that!)??
> -Ross.
>
> P.S.: a great idea for a website would be to research and tell a bit
> about some of the people mollusc species are named after (and cats too!).