Australian land snails – new book

Member Dr John Stanisic and co-authors have just released Volume 2 of a three-part catalogue of the land snails of Australia.

This 595-page volume in full colour covers 756 species from an area extending from western Queensland across to Western Australia, and north and south. There are more than 2000 colour images as well as descriptions, distribution maps, key localities and notes about habitat. Most species are illustrated  for the first time in colour.

The book complements Australian land snails Volume 1: A field guide to eastern Australian species 2010.

More details on members’ Products, projects and skills page. Copies are available from the Australian Museum, Sydney.

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