paleonet New Book by the American Malacological Society (Mollusks)

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Folks,

For those of you who work with mollusks, you may be aware of a book that
was published by the American Malacological Union (now the American
Malacological Society) entitled How to Study and Collect Shells. It was
published in 1974 and was 107 pages long with two illustrations.

I would like to announce that a vastly updated and expanded version has
just been published. The new volume entitled, The Mollusks: A Guide to
Their Study, Collection, and Preservation, is xii + 445 pages, has 101
figures, and is the work of 29 international contributors. The volume was
edited by C. Sturm, T. Pearce, and A. Valdes.

The volume includes chapters on collecting and cleaning shells, archival
methods, digital and film imaging, dredging, and cladistics and molecular
techniques. There are chapters covering all 7 extant classes of mollusks
(yes even the Aplacophora and Monoplacophora) as well as fossil mollusks.
These are only a few of the 31 chapters.

More information on the book or information on purchasing it can be
obtained at

http://universal-publishers.com/book.php?method=ISBN&book=1581129300

The American Malacological Society is a not-for-profit organization.
Revenue from the book will help defray the costs of the scientific
program, student scholarships and grants. The AMS earns more if the book
is ordered from the publisher than through commercial ventures such as
Amazon.com or Barne&Nobles.com. Thus, we would encourage ordering directly
from the publisher. If anyone has questions please e-mail me at
doc.fossil@gmail.com

The cost of the book is $35.95

Regards,
Charlie
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Research Associate - Section of Mollusks
Carnegie Museum of Natural History
Pittsburgh, PA, USA

Assistant Professor - Family Medicine