2014 Neptunea Awards

摘要

Colin Redfern lives in Boca Raton, Florida, and is perhaps best known for two superb volumes on Bahamian mollusks. The first, titled "Bahamian Seashells: A Thousand Species from Abaco, Bahamas," was published in 2001 and set a new and very high benchmark for area molluscan studies. Aside from great illustrations (many a particular species for the first time and all by the author, except the SEM images), over half the book contains descriptive text covering each species. This book quickly became THE reference for western Atlantic and northern Caribbean Mollusca. Then, in 2013 came, “Bahamian Seashells: 1161 Species from Abaco, Bahamas." This is much more than a revision of the first book; black and white photos became color photos, species were added, images were added, the format was redesigned to make it more user friendly, and many of the species are now shown as living creatures, not just dried shells. Colin truly surpassed himself. Colin also maintains a web site for updates and errata for both books. As a closing remark, Colin recently donated his shell collection (including voucher specimens from the books) to the Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum in Sanibel, Florida.