Marine Science

Publications

Books, monographs and scientific articles on cowries, Ovulidae and other molluscan groups.

Books & monographs

Selected publications

Monograph of the Living Zoila cover

Monograph of the Living Zoila

F. Lorenz (2001)

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New Worldwide Cowries cover

New Worldwide Cowries

F. Lorenz (2002)

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The Living Ovulidae cover

The Living Ovulidae

F. Lorenz & D. Fehse (2009)

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Monograph of the Genus Pustularia cover

Monograph of the Genus Pustularia

F. Lorenz (2015)

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Cowries Volume 1 cover

Cowries — Volume 1

Biology and Systematics · F. Lorenz (2017)

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Cowries Volume 2 cover

Cowries — Volume 2

Shells and Animals · F. Lorenz (2018)

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Seashells from Rolas cover

Seashells from Rolas, Sao Tomé

F. Lorenz & J. Kratzsch (2020)

The Silvano Larini Cowry collection cover

The Silvano Larini Cowry collection

F. Lorenz (2020)

Carrier Shells cover

Carrier Shells — Garbage Collectors of the Oceans

K. Kreipl & F. Lorenz (2023)

Auger Shells cover

Auger Shells

Handbook to the Gastropod family Terebridae · F. Lorenz & Y. Terryn (2024)

Cowry Shells cover

Cowry Shells

New subspecies and variations, gallery of growth stages · M. Chiapponi & F. Lorenz (2025)

These books are available from the publisher ConchBooks.

Scientific articles

Research series & bibliography

Acta Conchyliorum volume 16 cover

Acta Conchyliorum

Vol. 16 (2018) features 16 new cowry taxa.

Acta Conchyliorum volume 24 cover

Acta Conchyliorum

Vol. 24: Neogene Cowries of Java (2025) features 35 new cowry taxa