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rio de janeiro malacology the , visiting professor at muséum national d'histoire naturelle , paris bailey-matthews , postdoc at smithsonian institution 's national museum of natural national history , washington , usa shell museum , 1996 to present josé h. leal
 josé h. leal bachelor rio de janeiro , brazil ; phd from university of 's miami and masters degrees from federal university of
josé h. leal

dr. josé h. leal is a brazilian-born malacologist residing in the united states .
between 1996 and 2013 he was the executive director of the bailey-matthews national shell museum , in sanibel island , florida , and is currently its science director and curator .
leal has numerous scientific publications and is also the editor of the malacological journal `` the nautilus '' .
he was president of the `` american malacological society '' between 2003-04 , and is currently president of `` conchologists of america '' .
