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 included 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. 1892-1940: Klassen und Ordnungen 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., 311 figs. Macmillan, N.Y. Very good, but out-of-date, general introduction to mollusks.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 Interesting reading, history and lore, but very much out-of-date.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 Animals. 473 pp. McGraw-Hill, N.Y. Ecology and habits of marine mollusks, pp. 327-401.
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