Bivalve Seashell of Western South America. Marine Bivalve Mollusks from Punta Aguja, Perú to Isla Chiloé, Chile

VALENTICH-SCOTT P.; COAN E. V.; ZELAYA D. G

Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History

Año: 2020 p. 593

978-0-936494-47-0

Bivalve Seashells of Western South America is the most comprehensive book ever written on southeastern Pacific Ocean bivalves. The culmination of an eight year study, it treats all bivalvemollusks living from northern Perú to southern Chile. A total of 256 species are described and illustrated with detailed color photographs and drawings. All habitats in the region are included from the intertidal splash zone to the bathyal depths of the ocean basins. The book has over 5,000 complete bibliographic references to the bivalves including citations on the biology, physiology, ecology, and taxonomy of this commercially and biologically important group. Character tables and dichotomous keys assist the reader in identification. Also included in the 593 page book is an illustratedkey to the superfamiles of the region, and a complete glossary.