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CHAPTER XII
Guide to the
Molluscan Literature
The literature dealing with mollusks is very extensive and widely scattered
in many journals and books. Since 1900, approximately 60,000 separate
articles on mollusks have appeared. Most of these are listed according to
author and subject matter in the Zoological Record (printed for the Zoological
Society of London and in its 86th volume). This valuable journal may
be found in any large museum or university library. The bibliography in-
cluded here is intended only as a guide or lead to the more important books
and articles dealing primarily with American marine mollusks.
GENERAL TEXTS
Bronn, H. G. 1 892-1940: KlasseJi und Ordnungeti des Tierreichs. Leipzig. Several
large volumes on biology and anatomy of mollusks. Technical. Monumental
work in German by H. Simroth, H. Hoffmann, F. Haas and others.
Large bibliographies.
BuLLouGH, W. S. 1950: Practical Invertebrate Anatomy. 463 pp. Macmillan,
N.Y. Large section on anatomy and dissecting techniques (pp. 317-391, 34
figs.) on mollusks.
Cooke, A. H. 1895: Mollusca. Volume 3 of the Cambridge Natural History
Series. 459 pp., 3 1 1 figs. Macmillan, N.Y. Very good, but out-of-date, gen-
eral introduction to mollusks.
Johnston, G. 1850: An Introduction to Conchology. 614 pp., 102 figs. J. Van
Voorst, London. Interesting reading, history and lore, but very much out-
of-date.
MacGinitie, G. E. and N. 1949: Natural History of Marine Aniinals. 473 pp.
McGraw-Hill, N.Y. Ecology and habits of marine mollusks, pp. 327-401.
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