Cone Shells of the Seychelles

A comprehensive guide to a family of shells widespread throughout the Indian Ocean: Conidae. These killers of the seas are represented by more than 70 species in the Seychelles! This guide will delight those who want to know more about these molluscs whose venom is studied worldwide for the manufacture of drugs. Thirty-eight color plates showing 278 specimens will allow you to identify each species. An identification key is provided in a separate chapter.