Biogeography and Biodiversity of Western Atlantic Mollusks

Introduction: American Molluscan Faunas in Time and Space The Molluscan Provincial Concept in the Tropical Western Atlantic History of Molluscan Biogeographical Research Definition of the Molluscan Faunal Province Definition of the Molluscan Faunal Subprovince Provinciatones Geographical Heterochrony Submergence and Endemic Bathyal Faunas Western Atlantic Paleoprovinces and Paraprovincialism Provinces of the Tropical Western Atlantic The Carolinian Province Faunal Analysis of Carolinian Mollusks The Caribbean Province Faunal Analysis of Caribbean Mollusks The Brazilian Province Faunal Analysis of Brazilian Mollusks Western Atlantic Amphiprovincial Mollusks Biodiversity in the Georgian Subprovince The Carolinas and Georgia Coastal Lagoons The Carolinas and Georgia Offshore Scallop Beds The Carolinas and Georgia Offshore Coral Bioherms Georgian Deep Water Areas The Palm Beach Provinciatone Biodiversity in the Subprovinces of the Florida Peninsula Biodiversity in the Floridian Subprovince The Florida Bay Ecosystems The Sponge-Based Ecosystems of the Lower Florida Keys The Florida Keys Reef Tracts Deep Water Areas off the Florida Keys Biodiversity in the Suwannean Subprovince The Suwannean Coastal Areas Endemism along the Northeastern Gulf of Mexico Endemism on Offshore Coralline Algal Beds Southern and Western Subprovinces of the Carolinian Province Biodiversity in the Texan Subprovince The Texan Coastal Lagoons Biodiversity in the Yucatanean Subprovince The Yucatanean Coastal Lagoons Endemism on the Offshore Yucatan Banks and Deep Water Areas Northern Subprovinces of the Caribbean Province Biodiversity in the Bermudan Subprovince Biodiversity in the Bahamian Subprovince Endemism on the Bahama Banks Endemism in Bahamian Deep Water Areas Biodiversity in the Antillean Subprovince The Belizean Reefs and Eastern Yucatan Islands Endemism in tile Greater Antilles Biodiversity in the Nicaraguan Subprovince Coastal Central America Endemism on the Bay Islands of Honduras Honduran and Nicaraguan Offshore Banks The San Bias Archipelago Biodiversity in the Venezuelan Subprovince The Golfo de Morrosquillo and Colombian Coast Endemism along the Goajira Peninsula The Golfo de Venezuela The Venezuelan Deep Water Areas Biodiversity in the Grenadian and Surinamian Subprovinces The Lesser Antilles and Grenadines Endemism on the Dutch ABC Islands and Los Roques Atoll Endemism on Barbados Biodiversity in the Surinamiam Subprovince The Amazonian Faunal Barrier Northern Subprovinces of the Brazilian Province Biodiversity in the Cearaian Subprovince The Atol das Rocas and Fernando de Noronha Island Biodiversity in the Bahian Subprovince The Abrolhos Archipelago and Coral Reef Complexes Endemism on Trindad Island Biodiversity in the Paolinian Subprovince Endemism in the Cabo Frio Region Endemism in the South Brazilian Bight The Uruguayan Provinciatone Appendix 1: Provincial Index Taxa Bibliography Index