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PART II<br />

Guide to the<br />

American Seashells<br />

[ Systefnatic Account ]<br />

THE SYSTEMATIC ACCOUNT OF THE AMERICAN SEASHELLS<br />

includes the scientific mid common names, geographical ranges, descriptions,<br />

comparative remarks and habitats of i ^oo of the 6000 species of marine mol-<br />

lusks found in North A^nerican waters. The areas covered are from Alaska<br />

to southern California and from Labrador to the Gulf of Mexico. Conse-<br />

quently a large part of the molluscan fauna of Bermuda, the West Indies,<br />

Lower California and the Gulf of California is included. Monographic<br />

accounts and more detailed information oji the remaining species and their<br />

ecology, anatomy and habits may be found by consulting the papers<br />

listed by subject niatter in the appendix on molluscan literature.

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