Excerpt from Checklist of the Recent Bivalve Mollusks (Pelecypoda) Of the Northwest Coast of America From the Polar Sea to San Diego, California
In the preparation of this checklist the author has utilized the results of almost exactly fifty years study of the molluscan fauna of the Pacific Coast, his personal investigations having begun in May, 1865, shortly after his arrival at San Francisco.
Experience has shown that the possession of a satisfactory checklist is one of the most efficient means of promoting the study of the fauna of any given area.
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