‎Chirli, C.‎
‎Malacofauna Pliocenica Toscana. Volumes 1-11.‎

‎1997-2015 Eleven Volumes. 1477 p., 414 plates, 4to, paperbound. A breakdown is as follows: Vol. 1 (1997) Conoidea. xiii, 129 p., 29 plates; Vol. 2 (2000) Muricoidea. 143 p., 49 plates; Vol. 3 (2002) Muricoidea 2 and Cancellarioidea. 92pp., 49 plates; Vol. 4 (2004) Archaeogastropoda. 113 p., 41 plates; Vol. 5 (2006). Caenogastropoda. 144 p., 46 plates; Vol. 6 (2008) Neotaenioglossa. 128 p., 38 plates; Vol. 7 (2009) Ptenoglossa. 97 p., 31 plates; Vol. 8 (2011) Pyramidelloidea. 131 p., 40 plates; Vol. 9 (2013) Gastropoda fine [end] and Scaphopoda. 120 p., 24 plates; Vol. 10. (2014) Bivalvia Pteriomorpha. 147 p., 35 plates; Vol. 11 (2015). Bivalvia Heteroconcha. 233 p., 32 plates. Volumes 4, 6, 8-9 and 11 signed by Chirli. A very good set. A gigantic, privately published series, with truly excellent illustrations. Many new species are described and extensive synonymies are given. Numerous specimens, showing variability, are photographed. Several SEM photos are used for protoconch details. No page numbers on plates and their explanatory leaves; a few volumes have a short index after the plates. Errata leaves to Vol. 1 (1), and 8 (5) loosely inserted; errata slip tipped in to Vol. 3, This run is complete except for Volume 12 (the last published, on bivalves).‎

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