A Field Guide To Shells
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Author |
: Robert Tucker Abbott |
Publisher |
: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
Total Pages |
: 520 |
Release |
: 1995 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0618164391 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780618164394 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (91 Downloads) |
Synopsis A Field Guide to Shells by : Robert Tucker Abbott
Describes and depicts eight hundred species of shells.
Author |
: Jackie Leatherbury Douglass |
Publisher |
: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
Total Pages |
: 134 |
Release |
: 1998-05-11 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0395911826 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780395911822 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (26 Downloads) |
Synopsis Peterson First Guide to Shells of North America by : Jackie Leatherbury Douglass
Describes and illustrates shells found in North America, including gastropods, chitons, and bivalves.
Author |
: Harald Alfred Rehder |
Publisher |
: Knopf |
Total Pages |
: 904 |
Release |
: 1981-08-12 |
ISBN-10 |
: UCSD:31822002096196 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (96 Downloads) |
Synopsis National Audubon Society Field Guide to Shells by : Harald Alfred Rehder
Publisher Description
Author |
: Percy A. Morris |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 256 |
Release |
: 1947 |
ISBN-10 |
: UOM:39015001634917 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (17 Downloads) |
Synopsis A Field Guide to the Shells of Our Atlantic Coast by : Percy A. Morris
Author |
: M.G. Harasewych |
Publisher |
: University of Chicago Press |
Total Pages |
: 658 |
Release |
: 2014-12-10 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780226177052 |
ISBN-13 |
: 022617705X |
Rating |
: 4/5 (52 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Book of Shells by : M.G. Harasewych
Who among us hasn’t marveled at the diversity and beauty of shells? Or picked one up, held it to our ear, and then gazed in wonder at its shape and hue? Many a lifelong shell collector has cut teeth (and toes) on the beaches of the Jersey Shore, the Outer Banks, or the coasts of Sanibel Island. Some have even dived to the depths of the ocean. But most of us are not familiar with the biological origin of shells, their role in explaining evolutionary history, and the incredible variety of forms in which they come. Shells are the external skeletons of mollusks, an ancient and diverse phylum of invertebrates that are in the earliest fossil record of multicellular life over 500 million years ago. There are over 100,000 kinds of recorded mollusks, and some estimate that there are over amillion more that have yet to be discovered. Some breathe air, others live in fresh water, but most live in the ocean. They range in size from a grain of sand to a beach ball and in weight from a few grams to several hundred pounds. And in this lavishly illustrated volume, they finally get their full due. The Book of Shells offers a visually stunning and scientifically engaging guide to six hundred of the most intriguing mollusk shells, each chosen to convey the range of shapes and sizes that occur across a range of species. Each shell is reproduced here at its actual size, in full color, and is accompanied by an explanation of the shell’s range, distribution, abundance, habitat, and operculum—the piece that protects the mollusk when it’s in the shell. Brief scientific and historical accounts of each shell and related species include fun-filled facts and anecdotes that broaden its portrait. The Matchless Cone, for instance, or Conus cedonulli, was one of the rarest shells collected during the eighteenth century. So much so, in fact, that a specimen in 1796 was sold for more than six times as much as a painting by Vermeer at the same auction. But since the advent of scuba diving, this shell has become far more accessible to collectors—though not without certain risks. Some species of Conus produce venom that has caused more than thirty known human deaths. The Zebra Nerite, the Heart Cockle, the Indian Babylon, the Junonia, the Atlantic Thorny Oyster—shells from habitats spanning the poles and the tropics, from the highest mountains to the ocean’s deepest recesses, are all on display in this definitive work.
Author |
: Arthur Peter Hoblyn Oliver |
Publisher |
: Firefly Books |
Total Pages |
: 336 |
Release |
: 2004 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1552979431 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781552979433 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (31 Downloads) |
Synopsis Guide to Seashells of the World by : Arthur Peter Hoblyn Oliver
Guide to over 1,200 species of seashells from all around the world.
Author |
: Blair E. Witherington |
Publisher |
: Pineapple Press Inc |
Total Pages |
: 100 |
Release |
: 2007 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1561643874 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781561643875 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (74 Downloads) |
Synopsis Florida's Seashells by : Blair E. Witherington
"Descriptive accounts, distribution maps, and 265 color photographs describe 252 species of mollusk shells as beachcombers are likely to find them"--P. [4] of cover.
Author |
: Harald Alfred Rehder |
Publisher |
: Knopf Publishing Group |
Total Pages |
: 200 |
Release |
: 1988 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0394757955 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780394757957 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (55 Downloads) |
Synopsis Familiar Seashells [of North America]. by : Harald Alfred Rehder
A photographic guide to seashells and facts about each type of shell.
Author |
: John W. Tunnell (Jr.) |
Publisher |
: Harte Research Institute for G |
Total Pages |
: 278 |
Release |
: 2014 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1623491673 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781623491673 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (73 Downloads) |
Synopsis Texas Seashells by : John W. Tunnell (Jr.)
This field guide covers three hundred of the better-known or more common seashells found on Texas coastlines, With more than 600 detailed and data-rich color photographs, each species with at least two views, Texas Seashells is sure to make shell identification fun, quick, and easy.
Author |
: Rick M. Harbo |
Publisher |
: Madiera Park, B.C. : Harbour Publishing |
Total Pages |
: 280 |
Release |
: 1997 |
ISBN-10 |
: UCSD:31822023964786 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (86 Downloads) |
Synopsis Shells & Shellfish of the Pacific Northwest by : Rick M. Harbo
This easy to follow, full-colour guide introduces the more than 250 species of mollusks found along the beaches and shallow waters of the Pacific Northwest.