This comprehensive book on the land snails of the Balearic Islands comprises the full description of the 156 recent as well as the nine quaternary species up to now known from this archipelago, including a full synonymy. The highly diverse genus Xerocrassa is covered in detail including all known subspecies ...
With 25 original contributions by 30 international malacologists on systematics, nomenclature, distribution and preservation of world wide Mollusca. The book contains articles about: New Solenidae from Thailand, new Chondrinids from the Pyrenees and Alps, revision of fossil Rillyini, revision of East ...
This work in German language reproduces many of the nearly unknown malacological publications of Hermann Löns in facsimile. Additionally there are given figures with drawings and letters from his hand, a complete bibliography of his scientific work and a biography.