This book contains over 2400 colour images; An Indo-Pacific locality guide to photo sites (map); AMPI indexed numbers for all Ovulidae specimens; The largest display of living allied cowries (Ovulidae) ever produced in the world (Over 430 images); Natural history information for each species; 30 years of research and discovery; Tropical and temperate species; Colour and pattern variations; Many undescribed species; How and where to find rare species; Photoguide to habitats, exotic locations and their peoples; Molluscan pioneers and personalities.