Author: Clessin, S.
Title: Systematisches Conchylien-Cabinet von Martini und Chemnitz. In Verbindung mit Dr. Philippi, Dr. Pfeiffer, Dr. Dunker, Dr. Römer, Weinkauff, Clessin, Dr. Brot, Th. Löbbecke und Dr. v. Martens neu herausgegeben und vervollständgt von Dr. H. C. Kuster nach dessen Tode fortgesetzt von Dr. W. Kobelt. Zweiten Bandes Dreizehnte Abtheilung. Die Familie der Scalariidae. Von S. Clessin.
Description: Nürnberg, Bauer & Raspe (Emil Küster), 1897. 4to (28.6 x 22.0 cm). Title pages to the series, and the volume. 72 (of 76) pp. 18 finely hand-coloured lithographed plates. Original printed wrappers. = This is the "wentletrap" section of the largest and longest-running malacological series, started by Küster in 1837 and abandonned in 1920. This part was written by the German malacologist Stefan Clessin (1833-1911) and deals with the Epitoniidae, including several new species. Clessin divided the family in two genera, Scalaria [= Epitonium] and Acirsa. This is one of best-illustrated parts of the series. The "Erkläring der Tafeln" goes to plate five, a sheet containing explanations to the other 13 plates and index is wanting. Otherwise a very good, clean copy, with all the plates. Very rare. Nissen ZBI, 2723.

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