Biogeography and biodiversity of western Atlantic mollusks / Edward J. Petuch; photography by Dennis Sargent.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Petuch, Edward J.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mollusks--Atlantic Ocean--Geographical distribution.

Mollusks.

Mollusks, Fossil--Atlantic Ocean.

Mollusks, Fossil.

Paleobiology--Atlantic Ocean.

Paleobiology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (251 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Boca Raton : CRC Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Detailing three marine molluscan faunal provinces (Carolinian, Caribbean, and Brazilian), this volume examines the distribution and evolutionary patterns of the marine mollusks of the tropical and subtropical regions of the western Atlantic Ocean. It also covers the paleobiogeography of the tropical Americas, discussing the ancestral biogeographical regions that gave rise to the recent provincial and subprovincial arrangements. These biogeographical patterns are essential for understanding the evolution of modern continental shelf marine faunas, as they reflect the environmental and climatological histories of the entire oceanic basin. The book's color plates make it a highly desirable resource for marine biologists and malacologists-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Front Cover; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction: American molluscan faunas in time and space; About the author; Chapter 1 - The molluscan provincial concept in the tropical western Atlantic; Chapter 2 - Provinces of the tropical western Atlantic; Chapter 3 - Molluscan biodiversity in the Georgian Subprovince; Chapter 4 - Molluscan biodiversity in the subprovinces of the Florida Peninsula; Chapter 5 - Southern and western subprovinces of the Carolinian Province; Chapter 6 - Northern subprovinces of the Caribbean Province

Chapter 7 - Molluscan biodiversity in the Nicaraguan SubprovinceChapter 8 - Molluscan biodiversity in the Venezuelan Subprovince; Chapter 9 - Molluscan biodiversity in the Grenadian and Surinamian Subprovinces; Chapter 10 - Northern subprovinces of the Brazilian Province; Chapter 11 - Molluscan biodiversity in the Paulinian Subprovince; Appendix 1: Provincial Index Taxa; Appendix 2: Additions to western Atlantic molluscan biodiversity; Bibliography; Back Cover

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

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ISBN:

9781040197271

1040197272

9780429101243

0429101244

9781466579804

1466579803

OCLC:

841172285