Mittelmeer-Mollusken: Prosobranchia & Bivalvia

Description:

Text German. A field identification guide enabling quick and definite identification of the shells of prosobranch gastropods and bivalves which may be easily found in shallow waters of the Mediterranean. Includes representatives of almost all families found in the region. All shallow water species may be easily identified, at least to genus level. Includes c. 750 species (almost half those which occur there). Each species is described and separated from similar species. Most are illustrated by several specimens (with a total of over 2,500 colour photos included). Information on biology, ecology, collecting and preparing specimens. Many of the species included here also occur in the north Atlantic, including most of those found from Portugal to Brittany and southern England.