Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos, Vol. 29

Publication date: 2016

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The deep benthos of tropical seas is one of the last frontiers of biodiversity exploration, and a major reservoir of species still unknown to science. The French National Museum of Natural History (MNHN) and Institute for Research for Development (IRD) are conducting an unprecedented series of research cruises in the South and West Pacific, totalling so far over 5,000 deep-water sampling stations in remote and seldom-visited island groups. The Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos series, a continuation of the former R?sultats des Campagnes Musorstom, showcases some of the biodiversity discovered through contributions from experts worldwide. The present volume includes six major taxonomic papers from experts of polyplacophoran, bivalve and gastropod molluscs, together documenting 213 species ? 137 of which are new to science ?, highlighting the extraordinary biodiversity of the South and West Pacific, in particular the Philippines, Papua New Guinea and New Caledonia. An introductory chapter highlights the role of citizen scientists in describing the molluscan diversity of the world, who are responsible for 57% of the new species descriptions, and the present volume is no exception. Bouchet, Ph., Bary, S., H?ros, V. & Marani, G.: How many species of molluscs are there in the world?s oceans, and who is going to describe them? Sirenko, B.: New, rare bathyal leptochitons (Mollusca, Polyplacophora) from the South and West Pacific. Glover, E. A. & Taylor, J. D.: Lucinidae of the Philippines: highest known diversity and ubiquity of chemosymbiotic bivalves from intertidal to bathyal depths (Mollusca: Bivalvia). Marshall, B. A., Puillandre, N., Lambourdiere, J., Couloux, A. & Samadi, S.: Deep-sea wood-eating limpets of the genus Pectinodonta Dall, 1882 (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Patellogastropoda: Pectinodontidae) from the tropical West Pacific. Vilvens, C. & Williams, S. T.: New genus and new species of Solariellidae (Gastropoda: Trochoidea) from New Caledonia, Fiji, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, Philippines, Papua New Guinea and French Polynesia. Monsecour, K. & Monsecour, D.: Deep-water Columbellidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from New Caledonia. Fraussen, K. & Stahlschmidt, P.: The extensive Indo-Pacific deep-water radiation of Manaria E. A. Smith, 1906 (Gastropoda: Buccinidae) and related genera, with descriptions of 21 new species. 463 pp., 555 figs, CD, hardcover 4 [220 x 275 mm].…

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Title
Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos, Vol. 29
Author
H?ros, V., Strong, E. & Bouchet, Ph.
Publication year
2016
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Hardcover

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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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