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We examined the patelliform snails of the subfamily Lancinae, endemic to northwestern North America, to test whether morphological variation correlated with genetic and anatomical differences. Molecular analyses using cox1, 16S, calmodulin intron, and 28S rDNA partial sequences and anatomical data supported recognition of four species in three genera. The relationships of lancines within Lymnaeidae are not yet well-resolved. The federally endangered Banbury Springs lanx is described as a new genus and species, Idaholanx fresti, confirming its distinctiveness and narrow endemicity. New taxa: Idaholanx fresti n. gen., n. sp. 26 pp., 6 figs, gr. 8.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good condition. Dust Jacket Condition: No dust jacket. First Printing of the First Edition. Exeter / London: Eland Brothers / Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent, 1926. Very Good condition but for a half-inch closed tear at the head of spine. A clean, square, unmarked copy. Previous owner's name. With the handsome armorial bookplate of Sir Dennis Boles, Baronet of Bishops' Lydeard C.B.E. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Illustrated with frontispiece; 2 plates, 56 plans, and maps; mostly folding. Frontispiece is a fold-out painting: "Semper Fidelis, The Last Stand of the Second Devons at Bois-des-Buttes, May 27th, 1918." Two appendices: I) Honours and Awards [pp. 475-517]; and II) Casualties [pp. 519-724]. A history of the Regiment during World War I, compiled from "many different sources, of which the principal one has been the War Diaries kept by the battalions on active service" as well as the evidence "found in the diaries of the brigades and Divisions in which the different battalions served." Bound in the original blue cloth. From the Foreword: "This volume contains the account of the operations of those of the twenty-five battalions which took an active part in the War. During this period of four years, the Devonshire Regiment was awarded the names of sixty-three battles as honours. During the Great War 5,787 officers and men of the Regiment gave their lives for the Empire; their graves almost encircle the earth; they lie in France, in Belgium, in Germany, in Italy, in Macedonia, in Egypt, in Palestine, in Mesopotamia, in India, and in Russia.". First Printing of the First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good condition/No dust jacket. 8vo. xxv, 742pp.

There are more species of freshwater mollusks - well over 5,000 - than all the mammal species of the world. Freshwater mollusks are also arguably the most endangered fauna on the planet. Yet few references exist for researchers, shell enthusiasts, and general readers who are interested in learning more about these fascinating creatures. In Freshwater Mollusks of the World, Charles Lydeard and Kevin S. Cummings fill that void with contributions from dozens of renowned mollusk experts. Touching on 34 families of freshwater gastropods (snails) and 9 families of freshwater bivalves (mussels and clams), each chapter provides a synthesis of the latest research on the diversity and evolutionary relationships of the family. The book also includes a look at how evolving DNA sequencing data techniques help shed light on mollusk taxonomy distribution maps of each family's biogeographic locales a representative photo and distribution map for each of the freshwater mollusk families the latest information on each family's conservation status - and how to reverse the habitat destruction, modification, and pollution that threatens it a discussion of the ecological and economic damages caused by invasive mollusk species, as well as their role as disease vectors Mollusks provide us with amazing biogeographical insights: their ancient fossil record goes back over 500 million years, and their distribution patterns are a reflection of past continental and climate changes. The only comprehensive summary of systematic and biodiversity information on freshwater mollusk families throughout the world, this reference is a must for malacologists, limnologists, ichthyologists, stream ecologists, biogeographers, and conservation biologists. Contributors: Christian Albrecht, Rüdiger Bieler, Bert Van Bocxlaer, David C. Campbell, Stephanie A. Clark, Catharina Clewing, Robert H. Cowie, Kevin S. Cummings, Diana Delicado, Hiroshi Fukuda, Hiroaki Fukumori, Matthias Glaubrecht, Daniel L. Graf, Diego E. Gutiérrez Gregoric, Kenneth A. Hayes, Yasunori Kano, Taehwan Lee, Charles Lydeard, Nathaniel T. Marshall, Paula M. Mikkelsen, Marco T. Neiber, Timea P. Neusser, Winston Ponder, Michael Schrödl, Alena A. Shirokaya, Björn Stelbrink, Carol A. Stepien, Ellen E. Strong, Maxim V. Vinarski, Amy R. Wethington, Thomas Wilke Baltimore, Johns Hopkins University Press. 242 pp., num. figs and distribution maps, hardcover gr. 8 [18.3 x 26.3 cm].