Illustrated Catalog of the Living Cone Shells

摘要

The last worldwide cone book was "Cone Shells, A synopsis of the living Conidae" by Jerry Walls [1973]. Although this book is now dated, it remains a valuable and easy to use reference. The publication of the "Manuel of Living Conidae - vol. 1" by R?ckel, Korn, and Kohn (1995), was hailed by cone experts and collectors for its breadth and depth of coverage of Indo-Pacific cones. It became an instant "classic" and well-deserves its excellent reputation. The problem is that volume II was never written. To get the full spectrum of coverage of worldwide cones a dedicated cone collector needs to add "A Conchological Iconography, vol. X (West Africa & Mediterranean)" by Monteiro, Tenorio, and Poppe (2004); "A Conchological Iconography, vol. XV (South Africa) by Tenorio & Monteiro (2008); and "The Cone Shells of Florida" by Tucker (2012); which still leaves out most of the western Atlantic. With the publication of the "Illustrated Catalog of the Living Cone Shells," we now have a single volume, up-to-date reference for worldwide Conidae.