| Muricidae
Illustrated Catalogue of Recent Species Named since 1971
by Roland Houart
1994, Verlag Christa Hemmen, Germany, in English, laminated boards, 179 pages, 8¼ by 11¾ inches (21 by 30 cm)
8 color plates and 20 b/w plates,
This is an attempt to update the earlier work of Radwin and DAttilio. As well as the photographic plates you'll find about 25 figures showing details of the shell's structure thorughout the text.. While many species are listed in the text, not all of them are illustrated which I feel limits the usefulness of this book. I find that the book is disappointing because it could have delivered a lot of very usefull information but it falls far short of this goal. Even the quality of the plates of shells photographs is not that good more evident in the "washed out" appearance of the colors on the color plates. The black and white photgraphs are of better quality but still fall short of what was possible to achieve when this book was published. |
