Original paper
Color-full and eye-catching: an iconography of Liguus land shells (Gastropoda: Orthalicidae)
Breure, Abraham S.H.; Álvarez-Lajonchère, Luis; Guillén, Adrián González
Archiv für Molluskenkunde International Journal of Malacology Band 143 Heft 1 (2014), p. 1 - 19
published: Jun 1, 2014
DOI: 10.1127/arch.moll/1869-0963/143/001-019
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Abstract
The first book illustrating a Neotropical land shell appeared in 1684, with a figure of Liguus virgineus (Linnaeus 1758). An iconography for this genus is presented, describing early pre- and post-Linnean figures from 17th and 18th century shell books, with a briefer discussion of later il - lustrations through the early twentieth century. Also the development until the first photographs in the early 20th century is briefly discussed.
Keywords
history of malacology • neotropical land shell • orthalicidae • pre-linnean illustrations