Title: Catalogue of the living Bivalvia of the eastern Pacific Ocean
Description: This work consists of a systematic catalogue and primary bibliography of the living Bivalvia of the eastern Pacific Ocean from Bering Strait, Alaska (66 deg N) to Cape Horn, Tierra del Fuego (60 deg S). 1308 species from the high intertidal zone to deep waters extending approximately two thousand kilometers offshore are included, representing the total described fauna. Also presented are the thermal range and fossil occurrence in the region, abstracted from the literature and collections.

La presente publication contient un catalogue systematique et une bibliographie de base de Bivalvia existants du Pacifique oriental, depuis le detroit de Bering, en Alaska (66 deg N), jusqu'au cap Horn, en Terre de Feu (60 deg S). Sont inclus egalement les extremes de temperature ou se trouvent ces especes, ainsi que l'incidence de fossiles dans la region, ici encore extraits de la litterature et des collections.
Subjects: Bivalvia, Mollusks, Bivalves
Places: Pacific Ocean