Tropical Marine Mollusks: An Illustrated Biogeographical Guide

Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction
Acknowledgments
Foreword
CHAPTER 1. Biogeographical Patterns in the Marine Biosphere
	Molluscan Faunal Provinces and Subprovinces
	Infraprovinces and Provinciatones
	Geographical Heterochrony
CHAPTER 2. Western Atlantic Region
	Northwestern Atlantic Paratropical Subregion
	Carolinian Molluscan Province
	Georgian Subprovince
	The Gulf of Mexico Fauna
	Floridian Subprovince
	Suwannean Subprovince
	Texan Subprovince
	Yucatanean Subprovince
	Northwestern Atlantic Tropical Subregion
	Caribbean Molluscan Province
	Bermudan Subprovince
	Bahamian Subprovince
	Antillean Subprovince
	Nicaraguan Subprovince
	Venezuelan Subprovince
	Grenadian Subprovince
	Surinamian Subprovince
	Southwestern Atlantic Tropical Subregion
	Brazilian Molluscan Province
	Cearaian Subprovince
	Bahian Subprovince
	Southwestern Atlantic Paratropical Subregion
	Paulinian Molluscan Province
	Janeiran Subprovince
	Uruguayan Subprovince
	Iconography of Western Atlantic Region Index Gastropods
CHAPTER 3. Eastern Atlantic Region
	Northeastern Atlantic Paratropical Subregion
	Mediterranean Molluscan Province
	Ionian Subprovince
	Algerian Subprovince
	Canarian Subprovince
	Madeiran Subprovince
	Eastern Atlantic Tropical Subregion
	Verdesian Molluscan Province
	Guinean Molluscan Province
	West Saharan Subprovince
	Senegalian Subprovince
	Biafran Subprovince
	Angolan Subprovince
	Helenean Subprovince
	Southeastern Atlantic Paratropical Subregion
	Namibian Molluscan Province
	Iconography of Eastern Atlantic Region Index Gastropods
CHAPTER 4. Eastern Pacific Region
	Northeastern Pacific Paratropical Subregion
	Californian Molluscan Province
	Diegan Subprovince
	Cedrosian Subprovince
	Guadalupean Subprovince
	Eastern Pacific Tropical Subregion
	Panamic Molluscan Province
	Magdalenan Subprovince
	Cortezian Subprovince
	Jaliscoan Subprovince
	Cocosian Subprovince
	Chiriquian Subprovince
	Ecuadorian Subprovince
	Iconography of Eastern Pacific Region Index Gastropods
CHAPTER 5. Indo-Pacific Super-Region and the Central Pacific Tropical Region
	Central Pacific Region
	Hawaiian Molluscan Province
	Marquesan Molluscan Province
	Rapanuian Molluscan Province
	Polynesian Molluscan Province
	Tahitian Subprovince
	Micronesian Subprovince
	Iconography of Indo-Pacific Super-Region and Central Pacific Region Index Gastropods
CHAPTER 6. Western Pacific Tropical Region
	Indo-Malaysian Molluscan Province
	Indonesian Subprovince
	Melanesian Subprovince
	Neocaledonian Subprovince
	Philippinian Subprovince
	Japonic Molluscan Province
	Shikokuan Subprovince
	Ryukyuan Subprovince
	South China Subprovince
	Aupourian Subprovince, Neozealandic Molluscan Province
	Iconography of Western Pacific Tropical Region Index Gastropods
CHAPTER 7. Indian Tropical Region
	Lemurian Molluscan Province
	Andamanian Subprovince
	Bengalian Subprovince
	Malabaran Subprovince
	Mascarenean Subprovince
	Madagascan Subprovince
	Mozambican Subprovince
	Eritrean Molluscan Province
	Aqaban Subprovince
	Dahlakian Subprovince
	Omanian Subprovince
	Somalian Subprovince
	Iconography of Indian Tropical Region Index Gastropods
CHAPTER 8. Australian Super-Region and the North Australian Tropical Region
	Australian Super-Region
	North Australian Tropical Region
	Solanderian Molluscan Province
	Moretonian Subprovince
	Cairnsian Subprovince
	Coralian Subprovince
	Dampierian Molluscan Province
	Exmouthian Subprovince
	Carpentarian Subprovince
	Iconography of Australian Super-Region and North Australian Region Index Gastropods
CHAPTER 9. South Australian Paratropical Region
	Peronian Molluscan Province
	Macquarian Subprovince
	Maugean Molluscan Province
	Victorian Subprovince
	Tasmanian Subprovince
	Flindersian Molluscan Province
	Adelaidean Subprovince
	Euclean Subprovince
	Perthian Subprovince
	Iconography of South Australian Paratropical Region Index Gastropods
CHAPTER 10. Southern African Region
	South African Molluscan Province
	Capean Subprovince
	Transkeian Subprovince
	Natalean Subprovince
	Iconography of Southern African Region Index Gastropods
APPENDIX. Quantitative Methods for Defining Provinces and Subprovinces
Bibliography
Systematic Index
Biogeographical Index
About the Authors