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| Front cover, title, author and edition | Personal comments | |
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Autralian Marine Life (Revised Edition) Author: G.J. EDGAR Editor: NEW HOLLAND Year published: 2005 |
A book that deal with southern Australia general marine life. A good reference to understand the biology of a few mollusc species. |
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Australian Marine Shells - 1 Author: BARRY WILSON Editor: ODYSSEY Year published: 1993 |
A good range of Australian tropical and temperate gastropods. The quality of the plates is very good. |
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Australian Marine Shells - 2 Author: BARRY WILSON Editor: ODYSSEY Year published: 1994 |
A good range of tropical and temperate Australian gastropods. The quality of the plates is very good. |
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Bivalves of Australia Volume 1 Author: K. LAMPRELL & T.WHITEHEAD Editor: CRAWFORD HOUSE PRESS Year published: 1992 |
The best compilation of Australian bivalves. This volume does not deal with all families. |
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Bivalves of Australia Volume 2 Author: K. LAMPRELL & J.HEALY Editor: BACKHUYS PUBLISHERS Year published: 1998 |
A amazing compilation of poorly known Australian bivalves. This volume covers the families that are not listed in volume 1. Perhaps too many species for the non-bivalve expert who might be a bit puzzled or embarrassed when trying to identify his own shells. |
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Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'île Maurice Author: J. DRIVAS & M. JAY Editor: LES EDITIONS DU PACIFIQUE Year published: 1993 |
A Regional catalog of south-western indopacific shells. The pictures are not perfect but it is the reference for the Mascarene Islands seashells. |
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Coquillages de Tahiti Author: B. SALVAT. C. RIVES Editor: DELACHAUX ET NIESTLE Year published: 1995 |
A Regional catalog of French Polynesian seashells. The pictures are not perfect but it is the reference for seashells from Tahiti and surrounding islands. |
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Compendium of Seashells Author: R.T. ABBOTT & S.P. DANCE Editor: ODYSSEY |
A famous reference displaying a large range of worldwide species (more that 4000 species). The trade-off is that the pictures are of poor quality and too small. |
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Coquillages de Pays Pagan et Du Léon Author: Association Brigoudou Editor: Association Brigoudou Year published: 2009 |
Nice booklet describing with accuracy some English Channel seashells and giving side informations about this region of France. |
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Encyclopedia Of Marine Gastropods Author: Alain Robin Editor: AFC - Conchbooks Year published: 2008 |
This new reference illustrates an exceptional number of worldwide gastropods species (5200). Photographs are very good but no species descriptions are provided. |
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European Seashells Volume 1 Author: G.T. POPPE & Y. GOTO Editor: VERLAG CHRISTIA HEMMEN Year published: 1991 |
The reference for the European gastropods. The geographical range extends from Norway to Morocco and into the Mediterranean. It covers both species and variations of gastropods. The only inconvenient is that the description pages are not listed on the plates making the browsing a bit laborious. |
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European Seashells Volume 2 Author: G.T. POPPE & Y. GOTO Editor: VERLAG CHRISTIA HEMMEN Year published: 1991 |
The reference for the European bivalves. The geographical range extends from Norway to Morocco and into the Mediterranean. No browsing problem on that one. |
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Collectible Florida Shells Author: R.T. ABBOTT Editor: AMERICAN MALACOLOGISTS |
A good small book that will help you out to find and identify common and nice species from Florida. |
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Guide des Coquillages des Antilles Author: J.P. POINTIER & D. LAMY Editor: PLB EDITIONS Year published: 2000 |
A recent guide to Carribean marine shells. The species are well illustrated with sometime live animal pictures. Unfortunately, lots of common species are just listed. without image or description. |
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Guide des coquillages marins Author: GERT LINDER Editor: DELACHAUX ET NIESTLE Year published: 1976 |
That guide is a bit outdated but it remains as a very good mollusc reference and worldwide shells catalog that cover about 1200 species. The quality of the plates is still impressive. |
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Mitridae Costellariidae Author: A. ROBIN & J.C. MARTIN Editor: AFC - Conchbooks Year published: 2004 |
No comment so far… |
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Molluscos Magallanicos Author: D. O. FORCELLI Editor: VASQUEZ MAZZINI Year published: 2000 |
The only reference that deals with the Southern South America species. It is in spanish but the author did a very good job is cataloging these species that are neither well known or nicely looking. |
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Marine Shells Of The Seychelles Author: Alan G. JARRETT Editor: Carole Green Publishing Year published: 2000 |
A regional book about Seychelles marine shells. Specie illustrations are large and descriptions are good. Unfortunately the species number is limited to what can be commonly found and, still, a few common species are missing. |
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Field Guide to North American Seashells Author: H.A. REHDER Editor: KNOPF Year published: 1981 |
A good amount of North America species with nice photographs. The shape classification is unusal and an interesting initiative but it is not always relevant. I regret that no information about the specie author is provided. |
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L'Oeil Nature - Les Coquillages Author: S.P. DANCE Editor: BORDAS |
A nice little book with selected collectible species from everywhere. The specie description is really detailed and points on differenciation characteristics. I appreciate the minimap and the abundance index for each specie. |
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Two Oceans. A guide to the marine life of southern Africa Author: Branch. Griffiths & Beckley Editor: Struik Nature Year published: 2010 |
The chapter about the intertidal molluscs that may occurs all around South Africa is well illustrated and most of the species are commented. |
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West African Seashells Author: R. ARDOVINI & T. COSSIGNANI Editor: L'Informatore Piceno |
No comment so far. |
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Compendium of bivalves Author: Markus Huber Editor: ConchBooks Year published: 2010 |
The greatest worlwide bivalves compilation so far. This volume does not deal with all families. |
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Compendium of bivalves 2 Author: Markus Huber Editor: ConchBooks Year published: 2015 |
The greatest worlwide bivalves compilation so far. This volume deals with the families that were missing in the 1st volume. |
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The seashells of Tasmania: a comprehensive guide Author: Simon Grove Editor: Taroona Publications Year published: 2011 |
Booklet about Tasmania common shells. A nice picture and detailed information is provided for each species. Distribution in other Australian States is also given. Unfortunately the less frequent species are not illustrated. Perfect book to identify most Taz beached shells. |
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A Photographic Guide to the Seashells of New Zealand Author: Margaret Morley Editor: New Holland Publisher Year published: 2004 |
Small book about the largest and commonest species of New Zealand with details about their ecology. A decent reference for beginner that will not be enough for more advanced needs as many species are missing. |