Download or read book Checklist of the Recent Bivalve Mollusks (Pelecypoda) Of the Northwest Coast of America From the Polar Sea to San Diego, California (Classic Reprint) written by William Healey Dall and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-09-13 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Checklist of the Recent Bivalve Mollusks (Pelecypoda) Of the Northwest Coast of America From the Polar Sea to San Diego, California In the preparation of this checklist the author has utilized the results of almost exactly fifty years study of the molluscan fauna of the Pacific Coast, his personal investigations having begun in May, 1865, shortly after his arrival at San Francisco. Experience has shown that the possession of a satisfactory checklist is one of the most efficient means of promoting the study of the fauna of any given area. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.