This book about the biology, ecology and biodiversity of Adriatic bivalves came as a really nice surprise and impressed me – notwithstanding I do not speak Croatian – for the excellent plates depicting 205 species of bivalves. But first things first and let’s start from the beginning. This volume is arranged around three main sections. The first covers general aspects of bivalve biology such as their morphology and anatomy, their taxonomic and ecological diversity, reproduction and age, fishing and aquaculture methods. The second delves deeper into the biology of the most exploited species (Arca noae, Glycymeris spp., Mytilus galloprovincialis, Lithophaga lithophaga, Pinna nobilis, Pecten jacobaeus, Spondylus gaederopus, Ostrea edulis, Venus verrucosa, Callista chione, Ruditapes spp., Polititapes spp. and Chamelea gallina) and is enriched by numerous beautiful color photographs and a list of references for each species (a remarkable review indeed!).