BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK)

Macan, T.T. & Cooper, R.D., 1960

A Key to the British Fresh- and Brackish-Water Gastropods

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.

Publisher Freshwater Biological Association (FBA)
Volume 13
Pages 46
Coverage All species known at the time.
Illustrations Stippled line drawings accompany the text.
Identify In the Hand (also useful to examine with x8 or x10 hand lens).
Specimen Prep. Living animals or shells.
Difficulty Straightforward.

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Taxonomic Scope

GASTROPODA (slugs and snails) Identification Current

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