Author | Ellis, A.E. |
Year | 1978 |
Title | British Freshwater Bivalve Mollusca |
ISBN | 0.12.236950.5 |
Series | Synopses of the British Fauna (New Series) |
Type | Book/Report |
How Complete | All the British species known at the time |
Source | Synopses of the British Fauna (New Series), 11, 109pp, The Linnean Society of London |
Illustrations | Line drawings and half-tone photographs |
Review (by Malcolm Storey) | A guide to our freshwater bivalves. Identification is based on the shells, especially the hinge teeth and muscle scars. |
Examine | in the Hand ( with x8 or x10 hand lens is also useful) |
Specimen Preparation | Fresh (ie not too eroded) clean shells. Animals should be killed in boiling water and allowed to dry so that internal details remain visible. |
Identification difficulty | The small species are always challenging. |
Notes & Purpose | Status | Taxon | English | Classification |
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For identification, contains Checklist | Current | BIVALVIA | bivalves | Animalia |
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