What is the star system?
The star system calculates the number of pieces that were handled by Conchology, Inc. in the last 21 years:
| 0 – 5 pieces | 6 stars |
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| 6 – 10 pieces | 5 stars |
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| 11 - 25 pieces | 4 stars | |
| 26 - 75 pieces | 3 stars | |
| 76 - 150 pieces | 2 stars | |
| > 150 pieces | 1 star | |
We want to point out that the star system is only very reliable for PHILIPPINE shells only, as we handle very few foreign shells in general. As time goes, the system will become more and more performant.
Conchological Albums
31 Volumes
The goal of our new project "The Conchological Albums - Terrestrial Molluscs" is to figure a major part of the currently known world's biodiversity of land snails.
For more than 30 years Abbott's "Compendium of Landshells" was the only "comprehensive" guide for the world's biodiversity of land snails, summarized in 2.000 figures on 250 pages.
This series is not intended to be a revision of the respective gastropod families, but to figure their species and morphological plasticity. Each of the treated families are presented with a short introduction, systematic overview and this is followed by richly figured plates.
The 31 albums document 19 374 shells, most with 3 views each. They belong to 9 762 different species, 1 049 subspecies and 302 "forms". It merely concerns, apart from a few exceptions, all landsnails ever handled by Conchology, Inc. It is the result documenting several mega collections of landsnails that were made between 1930 and 2020.
What people write about the albums:
Philippe Bouchet
I just received today the first two "Conchological Albums".
They are as fantastic as I expected: beautiful, erudite, professtional.
Bravo Congratulations that extend to the publisher.
Antonio Monteiro
I do like it. I am no longer a collector of land snails(I was one, some thirty years ago...),
but I still enjoy knowing about them. This publication is not a revision, it is an iconography, so lots of excellent
colour plates but no text apart from the captions to the plates.
The final numbers:
- 31 Volumes of average 200+ pages, with about 80 full A4 colored plates.
- 116 families documented on 2620 A4 plates and with a total of about 6200 pages.
- 11113 different taxa have been shown:
- 9762 species
- 1049 subspecies
- 302 forms
- 19374 shells shown
- 55000+ individual photographs
In March 2020, the first author started this series as a single author, but then got so much help from Sheila and Philippe they deserved to become co-authors. All together we could finish the series of 31 volumes by late May 2021, a full time job for in the covid-environment at home, for more than 14 months, 7 days a week.
Several co-authors contributed for their respective specialties, adding to the quality of the determinations.
Conchbooks thinks publishing about 5 Volumes per year, but if there is enough enthusiasm and the number of buyers is consistent, then we can speed up the publications.
Conchological Albums Volume 1
Book ID: 100942
Conchological Albums Volume 2
Book ID: 100943
Conchological Albums Volume 3
Book ID: 100944
Conchological Albums Volume 4
Book ID: 100945
Conchological Albums Volume 5
Book ID: 100946
Conchological Albums Volume 6
Book ID: 100947
Conchological Albums Volume 7
Book ID: 100948
Conchological Albums Volume 8
Book ID: 100949
Conchological Albums Volume 9
Book ID: 100950
Conchological Albums Volume10
Book ID: 100951
Conchological Albums Volume 11
Book ID: 100952
Conchological Albums Volume 12
Book ID: 100953
Conchological Albums Volume 13
Book ID: 100954
Conchological Albums Volume 14
Book ID: 100955
Conchological Albums Volume 15
Book ID: 100956
Conchological Albums Volume 16
Book ID: 100957
Conchological Albums Volume 17
Book ID: 100958
Conchological Albums Volume 18
Book ID: 100959
Conchological Albums Volume 19
Book ID: 100960
Conchological Albums Volume 20
Book ID: 100961
Conchological Albums Volume 21
Book ID: 100962
Conchological Albums Volume 22
Book ID: 100963
Conchological Albums Volume 23
Book ID: 100964
Conchological Albums Volume 24
Book ID: 100965
Conchological Albums Volume 25
Book ID: 100966
Conchological Albums Volume 26
Book ID: 100967
Conchological Albums Volume 27
Book ID: 100968
Conchological Albums Volume 28
Book ID: 100969
Conchological Albums Volume 29
Book ID: 100970
Conchological Albums Volume 30
Book ID: 100971
Conchological Albums Volume 31
Book ID: 100972
You receive each volume when published automatically
2021 Publications
ACAVIDAE
ACHATINELLIDAE
ACHATINIDAE (1)
Published.
ACHATINIDAE (2)
ACICULIDAE
AGARDHIELLIDAE
AMASTRIDAE
AMPHIBULIMIDAE
ARGNIDAE
Published.
ANNULARIIDAE
ARIOPHANTIDAE
AZECIDAE
BOTHRIEMBRYONTIDAE (1)
Published.
BOTHRIEMBRYONTIDAE (2)
BULIMULIDAE (1)
Published.
2022 Publications
CAMAENIDAE (7)
CANARIELLIDAE
CARYODIDAE
CEPOLIDAE
CERASTIDAE
Published.
2023 Publications
CERIONIDAE
CHAROPIDAE
CHONDRINIDAE
CHRONIDAE
Published.
2024 Publications
CLAVATORIDAE
COCHLICOPIDAE
COCHLOSTOMATIDAE
COELOCIONTIDAE
CORRILLIDAE
CRASPEDOPOMATIDAE
CYCLOPHORIDAE (1)
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CYCLOPHORIDAE (2)
DIAPHERIDAE
DIPLOMMATINIDAE
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DYAKIIDAE
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GEOMITRIDAE (2)
HAPLOTREMATIDAE
HELICARIONIDAE
HELICIDAE (1)
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2025 Publications
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2026 Publications
POMATIIDAE (2)
PRISTILOMATIDAE
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