Bethesda, MD, American Fisheries Society, 1998. 5 Introduction 11 Part 1. 161 Part 2. 349 References 357 Part 3. As the title indicates, this book provides a comprehensive list of scientific and vernacular names of mollusks found within the United States and Canada.
Coverage includes species, which occur in terrestrial, freshwater, estuarine, and marine habitats.
The book is arranged systematically by Class, Order, Family, and then alphabetically by genus species within a Family. Species with changes or comments in Appendix 1 are indicated with an asterisk. The second edition is substantially larger than the first edition, which was published in 1988. Additions to the second edition include the addition of the Class Monoplacophora, and a number of new appendices. The first appendix, Changes from the 1988 List and Comments, is a substantial portion of the book and documents changes in common names, ranges, and taxonomy.