Pelagic Snails: The Biology of Holoplanktonic Gastropod Mollusks

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Stanford University Press, 1989 - Science - 259 pages
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Lucid line drawings and photos, 16 in fine color. Based on some 15 years of study and collection in both polar regions and most areas of the tropics and temperate zones. Detailed treatment is given on all known pelagic snails (aoubt 140 species) including: external anatomy, swimming and buoyancy mec
 

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Contents

References Cited
6
The Heteropods
27
The Thecosomes
58
The Gymnosomes
167
The Planktonic Nudibranchs
214
Glossary
239
Systematic Index
249
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TitlePelagic Snails: The Biology of Holoplanktonic Gastropod Mollusks
AuthorsCarol M. Lalli, Ronald W. Gilmer
Editionillustrated
PublisherStanford University Press, 1989
ISBN0804714908, 9780804714907
Length259 pages
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Science / Life Sciences / Biology
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