SOCIETY MoFA

Mollusc Research Austria

Austrian platform for mollusc researcher

Portrait of MoFA

„Molluskenforschung Austria“ (MoFA) is a society founded as an Austrian platform for Malacologists supporting their projects and activities as well as the communication with related research groups and initiatives at a national and international level.
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Board

In the first general meeting of the society in January 2017 the society´s organs were elected. Presently the board of MoFA consists of the following persons Read more…

Membership

You are interested in malacological research and would like to become a member of the society „Molluskenforschung Austria“? Here you learn all about a MoFA membership.

Support

You would like to support the society „Molluskenforschung Austria“? Keep up to date with our Newsletter and support with your donation the work of MoFA. Thank you!

Trochulus sp., Foto: L. Kruckenhauser

Unio crassus, Foto: A. Mrkvicka

Aegopis verticillus, Foto: K. Mason

Physella sp., Foto: A. Mrkvicka

Cylindrus obtusus, Foto: B. Tautscher

Helicopsis austriaca, Foto: A. Mrkvicka

News

Scholarship for young mollusc researchers

Updates

A generous donation from one of our association members has enabled us to offer a MoFA research grant for the first time. We are particularly pleased about this as it allows us to fulfil our primary purpose of promoting research on molluscs. The detailed conditions and specifications of this call can be found in the […]

28. February 2025/by Sonja Bamberger

Current calls

Updates

Trochulus sp. auf grünem Petasites-Blatt

MOFA, S. Bamberger

Dear MoFA members and friends of malacology, we would like to draw your attention to the following interesting calls: Polish Malacological Seminar The second announcement of the Polish Malacological Seminar is available →here The seminar is held on 8-10 May 2025 in Krobia near Toruń, Poland. The registration, title and proposed type of presentation, and […]

28. February 2025/by Sonja Bamberger

Contact us!

Verein „Molluskenforschung Austria“
Naturhistorisches Museum Wien
Burgring 7
1010 Wien

E-Mail: team@molluskenforschung.at

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