The Cephalopod Bibliography describes publications (books, journal articles, etc.) about Recent cephalopods and cephalopod related subjects (predators, prey, etc.). The bibliography began with a grant from the National Marine Fisheries Service to Clyde Roper at the National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) to develop a computerized cephalopod bibliographic system in 1983. Additional funding was supplied by the Smithsonian Institution (SI) Seidell Fund and the SI Women's Committee. This bibliography comprises publications located at the Division of Mollusks, NMNH. At present, the entries concentrate primarily on works in English or those with an English summary. Future additions to this catalog will include foreign language publications. No attempt has been made for comprehensive coverage of cephalopod publications on fossils or neurophysiology.

As this catalog is an active project we solicit comments from users on corrections and additions to bibliographic entries. Reprints of publications not listed in this catalog are requested to be sent to the address below. The individuals responsible for the Cephalopod Bibliographic Catalog are Clyde Roper , Michael Sweeney and Michael Vecchione at: