Philippine Marine Mollusks

Volume II of the Philippine Marine Mollusks starts with a foreword of Mr. M. Sarmiento, director of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources of the Philippines. After a short introduction by Guido T. Poppe, the collaborating expert authors in this volume are presented, exactly in the same way as in Volume I.
They are with their respective specialties:

* Paul Callomon: Faciolariidae.
* Tiziano Cossignani: Cysticidae & Marginellidae.
* Koen Fraussen: Buccinidae & Babyloniidae.
* Roland Houart: Muricidae.
* David Monsecour: Colubrariidae.
* Kevin Monsecour: Columbellidae.
* Baldomero M. Olivera: Turridae.
* Marco Oliverio: Coralliophilidae.
* Ed Petuch: Olividae.
* Gabriella Raybaudi Massilia: Conidae.
* Dennis Sargent: Olividae.
* Martin Snyder: Fasciolariidae.
* Alexander V. Sysoev: Turrid groups Clathurellidae, Clavatulidae, Drillidae, Turridae.
* Sheila P. Tagaro: Costellariidae, Mitridae.
* Yves Terryn: Terebridae.
* André Verhecken: Cancellariidae.
This Volume II has more plates than Volume I – the general introduction has already been done in Volume I. There is a total of 395 full page color plates and the book counts 849 pages.
A short bibliography and a practical index, with an erratum to Volume I close the Volume II. The work is indispensable in the basic conchological library and is a starting point for research on all Neogastropod families.