Marine Bivalve Molluscs is a complete and punctiliously up to date moment version of Bivalve Molluscs, masking all significant points of this crucial classification of invertebrates. in addition to being an enormous type biologically and ecologically, a number of the bivalves are fished and cultured commercially (e.g. mussels, oysters, scallops and clams) in a multi-billion buck around the globe industry.

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reports of the 1st Edition
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