Volume II of the Philippine Marine Mollusks starts with a foreword of Mr. M. Sarmiento, director of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources of the Philippines. After a short introduction by Guido T. Poppe, the collaborating expert authors in this volume are presented, exactly in the same way as in Volume I. They are with their respective specialties: * Paul Callomon : Faciolariidae. * Tiziano Cossignani: Cysticidae & Marginellidae. * Koen Fraussen: Buccinidae & Babyloniidae. * Roland Houart: Muricidae. * David Monsecour: Colubrariidae. * Kevin Monsecour: Columbellidae. * Baldomero M. Olivera: Turridae. * Marco Oliverio: Coralliophilidae. * Ed Petuch: Olividae. * Gabriella Raybaudi Massilia: Conidae. * Dennis Sargent: Olividae. * Martin Snyder: Fasciolariidae. * Alexander V. Sysoev: Turrid groups Clathurellidae, Clavatulidae, Drillidae, Turridae. * Sheila P. Tagaro: Costellariidae, Mitridae. * Yves Terryn: Terebridae. * André Verhecken: Cancellariidae. This Volume II has more plates than Volume I – the general introduction has already been done in Volume I. There is a total of 395 full page color plates and the book counts 849 pages. A short bibliography and a practical index, with an erratum to Volume I close the Volume II. The work is indispensable in the basic conchological library and is a starting point for research on all Neogastropod families.
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