Collectanea Malacologica edited by Geburtstag von Gerhard Falkner. M. Falkner, K. Groh M. C. D.
Speight
2002, ConchBooks, Weisbaden, Germany, laminated boards,Approx. 500 pp., incl. more than 70 plates, mainly in
color, format 17 x 24 cms, (about 6¾ by 9¾ inches) section-sewn, 83 text-figs., 14 tables, 23 maps, 20 text-plates, 48
colour-plates, in Germany, French,English
With 25 original contributions by 27 international
malacologists on systematics, nomenclature, distribution and
preservation of worldwide Mollusca. Under the topics treated are: New
Solenidae from Thailand, new Chondrinids from the Pyrenees and Alps,
revision of fossil Rillyini, revision of East African Clausiliidae,
faunistic results from Croatia and Lykia, check-list and red data list
of the freshwater mussels of the Ukraine, new Canariella from the
Canary Islands, invasion of molluscs in aquatic ecosystems, freshwater
Mollusca of the Elbe estuaries, occurrence of Paralaoma servilis,
introduced molluscs in Austria, new Pupinidae from Sumatra, new land
operculates of Cameroon, revision of Rupestrella, Hydrobiidae from
Bavaria, Sphaeriidae of a Polish lake, bone-eating molluscs, the
contributions of Lea to the Unionidae, complete checklist and
bibliography of the non-marine Molluca of the Macaronesian
Archipelagoes. These articles are in for the most part in their original languages and most are not translated. Some do have abstracts generally in English. This is a book for professional workers and is not going to be of great interest to the general collector. It is a beautifully produced book and those who will be using it should be thankful for its publication. This is a new book.
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