Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. Introduction 1
6. Abbreviations Used in the Text 7
7. 1. Setting the Stage: Approaches 9
8. 2. Setting the Stage: The Geological Theater and the Evolutionary Play 18
9. 3. This Book and How to Use it 32
10. 4. Behind the Scenes: Technical Aids to the Species Accounts 44
11. 5. Species Accounts
12. Conus granulatus Linnaeus- Conus pseudaurantius Vink and von Cosel 56
13. Conus aurantius Hwass in Bruguière- Nomina dubia 160
14. 6. Synthesis and Conclusions 395
15. Appendix 1. Molecular Phylogeny of Conus 419
16. Appendix 2. Morphology-Based Phylogeny of Conus 422
17. General Glossary 425
18. Bibliography 431
19. Index of Species-group Names 449
20. General Index 453
21. Epilogue 459