Author | Macan, T.T. & Cooper, R.D. |
Year | 1960 |
Title | A Key to the British Fresh- and Brackish-Water Gastropods |
Series | Scientific Publication |
Type | Book/Report |
How Complete | All species known at the time |
Source | Scientific Publication, 13, 46pp, Freshwater Biological Association |
Illustrations | Stippled line drawings accompany the text |
Review (by Malcolm Storey) | The short introduction is followed by an easy-to-use dichotomous key. The final chapter on Ecology classifies the species by water type and gives a line or two of notes on each. |
Examine | in the Hand ( with x8 or x10 hand lens is also useful) |
Specimen Preparation | Living animals or shells |
Identification difficulty | Straightforward |
Notes & Purpose | Status | Taxon | English | Classification |
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For identification | Current | GASTROPODA | slugs and snails | Animalia |
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