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Marlo Krisberg <[log in to unmask]>
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Is it in english?

Marlo


-----Original Message-----
From: Conchologists of America List [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On
Behalf Of Cossignani - Malacologia - Cupra M.
Sent: Friday, August 03, 2001 7:24 PM
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Subject: OLIVA SHELLS (new book)


Dear friends,

I have the pleasure to announce the publication of the following book:

OLIVA SHELLS
The genus Oliva and the Species problem

(Bernard Tursch and Dietmar Greifeneder) Ancona sept. 2001
With two sections co-authored by Yuri Kantor
ISBN 86070-17-9

Distributed by: L'informatore Piceno, CP 421, 60124 Ancona Italy
Price: Euro 129.00  (approximately 111.00 US$)

To tackle the "Oliva problem", this book first addresses the general
problems met by every intelligent malacologist:
- What do we consider to be a Species?
- How can we deal with variation?
- How do we measure shells and interpret quantitative data?
- How can we interpret differences in shape and colour pattern?
- In practice, how can we demonstrate the existence of separate species?
Anatomy, shell microstructure, ecology and ethology are then treated in
detail, including many new observations.
Upon theses bases, a critical revision of the notoriously difficult genus
Oliva is presented. It includes a complete synonymy and photographs of
nearly all the available type material. The 74 living objective
morphospecies are discussed in depth. Over 1150 colour photographs
illustrate their variation range and many novel identification tips are
given.

Pour aborder le "problème des Oliva", ce livre traite tout d'abord des
problèmes généraux que rencontre tout malacologiste intelligent:
- Que considérons-nous être une Espèce?
- Coment traiter la variation?
- Comment mesurer les coquilles et interpréter les données quantitatives?
- Comment interpréter les différences de forme et de motif coloré?
- En pratique, comment démontrer l'existence d'espèces distinctes?
L'anatomie, la microstructure de la coquille, l'écologie et l'éthologie
sont ensuite traitées en détail, avec de nombreuses observations nouvelles.
Sur ces bases, une révision critique du genre Oliva, bien connu pour sa
difficulté, est présentée. Elle inclut une synonymie complète et
l'illustration de presque tout le matériel type accessible. Les 74
morpho-espèces objectives vivantes sont discutées en détail. Plus de 1150
photographies en couleur illustrent la gamme de variation et de nombreux
traits d'identification inèdits sont donnés.
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628 pages (cm 21x29,7), 1173 photos couleur  (colour photographs), 1071
photos noir et blanc (black and white photographs), 369 dessins au trait
(line drawings), 76 cartes (maps), 30 tableaux (tables), Hardbound

Order to: Mostra Mondiale Malacologia,
Via Adriatica nord, 240 - 63012 Cupra Marittima (AP) Italy
Phone:+39-0735-777550  or +39-071-2802582  Fax:+39-0735-777232
E-Mail:[log in to unmask]


Complete list of shell books and seashells available on request.
See: "http://www.malacologia.it"     "http://www.malacologia.org"



My apologies for any cross-postings!

                                       Tiziano Cossignani


MOSTRA MONDIALE MALACOLOGIA
Museum of Malacology
Via Adriatica Nord, 240 - 63012 Cupra Marittima (AP) Italy
Tel. +39-0735-777550  - Fax +39-0735-777232  Cell. +39-347-3704310
E-Mail:[log in to unmask]
See: http://www.malacologia.it and http://www.malacologia.org

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