Books & Reports in the Archerd Collection

(other cited works are listed separately, in the following section)

Abbott, R. Tucker

American Seashells
Van Nostrand Do., Inc. NY; 541 pp. c. 1954;  40 b&w plates.

Abbott, R. Tucker

Compendium of Landshells
American Malacologists, Inc., Melbourne, FL and Burlington, MA; 240 pp. c. 1989;  ISBN 0-915826-23-2; 2,000+ color pictures.

Abbott, R. Tucker and S. Peter Dance

Compendium of Seashells
Odyssey Publishing, El Cajon, CA 92020. 411 pp., c. 2000; ISBN 0-9661720-0-0; 4,200 color pictures.

Angeletti, Sergio

Conchiglie da Collezione
Instituto Geografico de Agostini -Novara, Italy; 80 pp., c. 1968; 149 color plates; in Italian.

Anon.

The San Francisco Bay Marine Piling Survey, 2nd Annual Report
San Francisco Bay Marine Piling Committee, San Francisco, CA; 82 pp., c. 1922; 16 b&w plates

Anon.

The San Francisco Bay Marine Piling Survey, 3rd Annual Report
San Francisco Bay Marine Piling Committee, San Francisco, CA; 107 pp., c. 1923; 12 b&w plates, illustrating Teredo navales and habitat.

Anon.

The Veliger
California Malacozoological Society, Inc.; 1 (1-4), 2 (1-4), 7 Supplement), 14 (1,3,4), 15 (1-4)

Anon.

Pelecypod and Gastropod Identification Key
Unknown; 550 pp. circa 1975; unbound and uncut signatures of an unidentified book characterizing Pelecypoda and Gastropoda (may be pre-print); with b&w photographs of all shells, bibliography, and index. Title pages and appx. 30 pp. of introductory text are missing.

Archerd, Gladys Doy

List of Holdings
(129 pp.) November, 1981; a taxonomic listing of Gladys Archerd's collection as of her death in 1981 (work in progress; had not listed the collection in its entirety); identifies person confirming, location of catch, date, and cabinet location for many items. This and supplementary listings found in the Shell Collection cabinet drawers are in process of being transcribed to the electronic database, which is periodically updated.

Archerd, Gladys.

Miscelaneous correspondence and notes

Bartsch, Paul.

New Mollusks of the Family Vitrinellidae from the West Coast of America
Proc. U. S. Nat'l Museum, USGPO; 22(1520):167-176 1907; b&w drawings

Bartsch, Paul.

A New Parasitic Molusk of the Genus Eulima
Proc. U. S. Nat'l Museum, USGPO; 32(1548):555-556 1907; with b&w plate.

Bartsch, Paul.

New Marine Mollusks from the West Coast of America
Proc. U. S. Nat'l Museum, USGPO; 33(1564):177-183 1907.

Bartsch, Paul.

The West American Mollusks of the Genus Triphoris
Proc. U. S. Nat'l Museum, USGPO; 33(1569):249-262 1907; 1 b&w plate.

Bartsch, Paul.

A New Species of Cerithiopsis from Alaska, Cerithiopsis stepensi
Proc. U. S. Nat'l Museum, USGPO; 37(1711):399-400 1909; b&w drawings.

Bartsch, Paul.

The West American Mollusks of the Genus Alaba
Proc. U. S. Nat'l Museum, USGPO; 39(1781):153-156 1910; b&w drawings.

Bartsch, Paul.

Descriptions of New Mollusks of the Family Vitrinellidae from the West Coast of America
Proc. U. S. Nat'l Museum, USGPO; 39(1785):39-40 1911;b&w plates

Bartsch, Paul.

The West American Mollusks of the Genus Eumeta
Proc. U. S. Nat'l Museum, USGPO; 39(1799):565-568 1911; b&w drawings

Bartsch, Paul.

The Recent and Fossil Mollusks of the Genus Diastoma from the West Coast of America
Proc. U. S. Nat'l Museum, USGPO; 39(1802):581-584 1911; 5 b&w plates

Bartsch, Paul.

The Recent and Fossil Mollusks of the Genus Cerithiopsis from the West Coast of America
Proc. U. S. Nat'l Museum, USGPO; 40(1823):327-367 1911; 6 b&w plates.

Bartsch, Paul.

The Recent and Fossil Mollusks of the Genus Alabina from the West Coast of America
Proc. U. S. Nat'l Museum, USGPO; 39(1790):409-418 1911; 2 b&w plates.

Bartsch, Paul.

The Recent and Fossil Mollusks of the Genus Alvania from the West Coast of America
Proc. U. S. Nat'l Museum, USGPO; 41(1863):333-362 1911; 4 b&w plates

Bartsch, Paul.

The West American Mollusks of the Genus Cingula
Proc. U. S. Nat'l Museum, USGPO; 41(1871):485-488 1912; 1 b&w plate.

Bartsch, Paul.

Descriptions of New West American Marine Mollusks and Notes on Previously Described Forms
Proc. U. S. Nat'l Museum, USGPO; 52(2193):637-681 1917; 6 b&w plates.

Bartsch, Paul.

A Monograph of West American Melanellid Mollusks
Proc. U. S. Nat'l Museum, USGPO; 53(2207):295-356 1917; 15 b&w plates.

Bartsch, Paul.

The West American Mollusks of the Families Rissoellidae and Synceratidae, and the Rissoid Genus Barleeia.
Proc. U. S. Nat'l Museum, USGPO; 58(2331):159-176 1920; 2 b&w plates.

Cannon, Ray [Ed.].

The Sea of Cortez
Lane Magazine & Book Co. Menlo Park CA; L. C. 66-24882; 284 pp. c. 1968; descriptions of locales & maps.

Cox, Ian [Ed.].

The Scallop
The Shell Transport & Trading Company, Ltd., London; 135 pp. c. 1957; tudies of a shell and its influences on humankind; eight authors.

Cox, Keith W.

Review of the Abalone in California
California Fish & Game; 46(4):381-406 October, 1960; 9 color plates.

Dance, S. Peter [Ed.].

Encyclopedia of Shells
McGraw Hill Book Co., NY; 288 pp. c. 1974; systematic guide to the identification of families; contains 1,500 color photographs.

Dance, S. Peter.

Shells
D. K. Publishing, N.Y., 255 pp. c. 1992; an eyewitness handbook; 500 color photographs

Feinberg, Harold S.

Guide to Shells
Simon and Schuster, N.Y., 512 pp. c. 1979; 1,230 color photographs.

Fitch, John E.

Common Marine Bivalves of California
Calif. Dept. Fish & Game, Marine Fisheries Branch; Fish Bulletin No. 90, 102 pp. 1953; 63 color plates .

Hall, Francis Wyly.

A Shellbook for Amateurs
Francis D. , Neptune Beach, FL; 31 pp. c. 1953; drawings & descriptions.

Johnstone, Kathleen, Yerger.

Sea Treasure -A Guide of Shell Collecting
Houghton Mifflin Co., Boston; 242 pp. c. 1957.

Johnstone, Kathleen, Yerger.

Collecting Seashells
Grosset & Dunlap, N.Y.; 197 pp. c. 1977; acomplete guide for both beginning and veteran collectors; color photographs.

Jorgensen, S. E. and R. W. Sharp.

Proc. of Symposium on Rare & Endangered Mollusks (Naiads) of the U. S.
U. S. Dept. Interior, Fish & Wildlife Service, Bu. Sports Fisheries & Wildlife; Ohio Univ., Center for Tomorrow, Columbus, OH; 79 pp.; 50 b&w plates.

Keen, A. Myra.

Sea Shells of Tropical West America
Stanford Univ. Press, Stanford CA; 635 pp. c. 1958; taxonomic guide, many b&w and color plates

Keen, A. Myra.

Marine Molluscan Genera of Western North America
Stanford Univ. Press, Stanford CA; 126 pp. c. 1963; an illustrated key.

Keen, A. Myra & Don L. Frizzell.

West North American Pelecypod Genera
Stanford Univ. Press, Stanford CA; 32 pp. 1953; an illustrated key.

Keen, A. Myra & John C. Pearson.

West North American Gastropod Genera
Stanford Univ. Press, Stanford CA; 39 pp. c. 1952; an illustrated key.

Kincaid, Trevor.

Local Races and Clines in the Marine Gastropod  Thais Lamellosa  Gmelin -A Population Study.
The Calliostoma Company, Seattle, WA; 138 pp c. 1957; 65 b&w large photographs in good condition; binding has failed!

McLean, James H..

Marine Shells of Southern California
Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History; 104 pp. October, 1969.

McLean, James H.. Duplicate Copy

Marine Shells of Southern California
Los Angeles County Museum of Nat'l History; 104 pp. October, 1969.

Melvin, A. Gordon.

Sea Shells of the World
Charles Tuttle Co., Rutland, VT; 166 pp. c. 1966; 27 color plates and 27 b&w plates

Morton, J. E.

Molluscs -An Introduction to Their Form and Function
Harper & Brothers; 232 pp. Harper Torchbook 1st Ed. 1960

Oldroyd, Ida Shepard.

The Marine Shellls of the West Coast of North America
Stanford University Press; Univ. Series, Geolog. Sci. Vol II, Part 1, 297 pp. c. 1927; 29 b&w plates

Oldroyd, Ida Shepard.

The Marine Shellls of the West Coast of North America
Stanford University Press; Univ. Series, Geolog. Sci. Vol II, Part 2, 304 pp. c. 1927; 72 b&w plates

Oldroyd, Ida Shepard.

The Marine Shellls of the West Coast of North America
Stanford University Press; Univ. Series, Geolog. Sci. Vol II, Part 3, 941 pp. c. 1927; 107 b&w plates

Radwin, George E. & Anthony D'Attilo.

Murex Shells of the World
Stanford University Press, Stanford, CA; 284 pp. c. 1976; an illustrated guide to the Muricidae; 32 color plates.

Rice, Thomas C. [Ed.].

Additions and Revisions to A. Myra Keen's Sea Shells of Tropical West America
Of Sea & Shore, Port Gamble, WA; 88 pp. 1968.

Smith, Ralph I., Frank A. Pitelka, Donald P. Abbott, & Frances M. Weesner.

Intertidal Invertebrates of the Central California Coast
Univ. Calif. Press, Berkeley; 446 pp. c. 1954; revision of S. F. Light's "Laboratory and Field Text in Invertebrate Zoology."

Tetsuaki Kira.

The Shells of Japan
Hoikusha; Osaka, Japan; 237 pp. 1959; taxonomic guide; standard nomenclature with descriptions in Japanese; 72 color plates; includes an English index by taxon.

Walls, Jerry G.

Cone Shells A Synopsis of the Living Conidae
T. F. H. Publications, Inc., Neptune City, NJ; ISBN 0-87666-628-4; 1,011 pp. 1978; approximately 700 color plates; locations & distributions

Warmke, Germaine L. & R. Tucker Abbott.

Carribean Seashells
Livingstone Publishing Co., Narberth, PA; 346 pp. c. 1961; guide to the marine molluscs of Puerto Rico and other West Indian Islands, Bermuda and the Lower Florida Keys.

Weaver, Clifton S. & John E. du Pont.

The Living Volutes
Delaware Museum of Nat'l History, Greenville DE; L. C. 74-119744 ; 375 pp. c. 1970; 79 oversize color plates, multiple shells each.

Webb, Walter F.

Handbook for Shell Collectors, 9th Ed.
Walter F. Webb, St. Petersburg, FL; 270 pp. c. 1951; illustrations & descriptions of over 2,000 marine species foreign to U. S. A.

Webb, Walter F.

An Illustrated Price List of Shells
Walter F. Webb, St. Petersburg, FL; 32 pp. 1951.

Webb, Walter F.

A Catalogue of Recent Mollusca
Walter F. Webb, Rochester, NY; 97 pp. c.February, 1945; world-wide information.

Wilson, Barry R. & Keith Gillett.

Australian Shells
Charles E. Tuttle Co., Rutland, VT; 168 pp. c. 1971; illustrates and describes 600 species of marine gastropods from Australian waters; 106 color plates and 33 b&w plates.

 

Current Literature Citations & Other Reference Sources

Andrews,  E. B. and P. M. Taylor

"Fine structure, mechanism of heart function and haemodynamics in the prosobranch gastropod mollusc, Littorina littorea (L.)," J. Comp. Physiol. B. 158:247-262, 1988.

Audesirk, T. & G. Audesirk

"Behavior of gastropod molluscs," pp. 1-94. In Willows, A. O. D. (Ed.),
The Mollusca, Vol. 8: Neurobiology and Behavior, Part 1
Academic Press, New York, 1985.