Monograph of Living Chitons (Mollusca: Polyplacophora). Volume 5. Suborder Ischnochitonina IV Suborder Ischnochitonina: Ischnochitonidae: Ischnochitoninae (concluded), Callistoplacinae: Mopaliidae. Additions to Volumes 1-4

Publication date: 1994

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This fifth of the planned eight volumes of the Monograph of Living Chitons, a systematic account of more than 800 recognized species in this class of Mollusca, deals with the completion of the family Ischnochitonidae and a total revision of the family Mopaliidae. Earlier volumes in the series are updated in a preliminary 40 pages paragraph of additions. In the present volume 141 species are described, of which nine are new to science. All species are depicted in detail in mostly original drawings by the senior author. More than 50 maps show the world-wide distribution of every species. Descriptions are accompanied by a complete bibliography and synonymy, providing an indispensable source of information of any worker on this interesting group of animals, professionals as well as advanced students. An elaborate list of references and index complete the volume. New taxa: Ischnochiton (Haploplax) poppei n. sp., Callistochiton laticostatus n. sp., Callistochiton righii n. sp., Callistochiton omamensis n. sp., Callistochiton belliatus n. sp., Callistochiton biakensis n. sp., Callistochiton squamigercostatus n. sp., Plaxiphora javanica n. sp., Placiphorina n. gen., Placiphorina gowlettholmesae n. sp. Leiden. Brill. 402 pp., 141 figs, 57 maps, hardcover, gr. 8. …

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Monograph of Living Chitons (Mollusca: Polyplacophora). Volume 5. Suborder Ischnochitonina IV Suborder Ischnochitonina: Ischnochitonidae: Ischnochitoninae (concluded), Callistoplacinae: Mopaliidae. Additions to Volumes 1-4
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Kaas, P. & Belle, R. A. Van
Publication year
1994
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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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