Australian Land Snails, Vol. 2. A field guide to southern, central and western species

Publication date: 2018

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Australian Land Snails Volume 2 covers 756 species in 39 families from an area that extends from western Queensland and New South Wales to Victoria and Tasmania, South Australia, Western Australia and the Northern Territory; several species from Christmas Island are also included. The field guide is dominated by the Camaenidae (480 species) which has radiated exuberantly in the semi-arid and arid areas of Australia. Contained in the guide are more than 2,000 colour images plus descriptions, distribution maps, key localities and habitat and ecology notes. Most species are illustrated in colour for the first time. Thirty-five genera and five species are described as new. New taxa: Emmalena n. gen., Gratilaoma aslini n. sp., Gratilaoma globula n. sp., Tescilaoma n. gen., Tescilaoma excavata n. sp., Tescilaoma erugata n. sp., Bonhamaropa n. gen., Kosciuszkoropa n. gen., Kessneropa n. gen., Lottaropa n. gen., Ammoniropa n. gen., Tasmathera n. gen., Groveiana n. gen., Insularopa n. gen., Diemenoropa n. gen., Tasmanoropa n. gen., Archiropa n. gen., Gadaropa n. gen., Exquisitiropa n. gen., Protractiropa n. gen., Minutiropa n. gen., Austellorien n. gen., Banjoropa n. gen., Hyaloropa n. gen., Lacuropa n. gen., Nanoropa n. gen., Alpiniropa n. gen., Meredithena n. gen., Lorelleia n. gen., Egilodonta eyrensis n. sp., Robinsoniana n. gen., Huntiana n. gen., Nullarboropa n. gen., Nullarboropa granulosa n. sp., Metaropa n. gen., Whissonia n. gen., Tateropa n. gen., Austrochloritis beecheyi n. sp. 594 pp., >2,000 col. figs, br. 4 [26 x 18.5 cm]. …

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Title
Australian Land Snails, Vol. 2. A field guide to southern, central and western species
Author
Stanisic, J., Shea, M., Potter, D. & Griffith, O.
Publication year
2018
Binding
Soft cover

ConchBooks

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Founded in 1985 we are specialized in worldwide literature on Mollusca and marine invertebrates. Our publishing house has meanwhile published approximately 60 titles on that field of interest. We have stocks of most available international books on Malacology and a huge amount of antiquarian literature, even of the latter most titles are only available once.

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