Sea Shells of 

 Tropical West America 



MARINE MOLLUSKS FROM LOWER CALIFORNIA TO COLOMBIA 



A. Myra Keen 



This is the first attempt to list and provide illustrations of the sea shells of 



the entire area of the Panamic marine province. Of the 1,650 species 



described, 1,500 species are illustrated with about 3,000 views. There are ten 



pages of four-color plates. Notes on geographic distribution of the species 



indicate where the collector might expect to find them. Extensive bibliography. 



"The well-written descriptions, together with the plates, seme of which 



are beautifully colored . . . make the identification of more than a thousand 



species a relatively simple matter. ... It will be found equally helpful both 



to the beginner, who will be delighted with its illustrations, and to the 



advanced student." — Quarterly Review of Biology. "For the collector of 



shells in the Gulf of California and south this book is an absolute must." — 



Pacific Discovery. 626 pages. ^12.50 



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