Author: Robert Tucker Abbott
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780618164394
Category : Shells
Languages : en
Pages : 520
Book Description
Describes and depicts eight hundred species of shells.
A Field Guide to Shells
Author: Robert Tucker Abbott
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780618164394
Category : Shells
Languages : en
Pages : 520
Book Description
Describes and depicts eight hundred species of shells.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780618164394
Category : Shells
Languages : en
Pages : 520
Book Description
Describes and depicts eight hundred species of shells.
Field Guide to Shells of the Florida Coast
Author: Jean Andrews
Publisher: Gulf Publishing Field Guides
ISBN: 9780877192497
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This is the ideal field guide for both the weekend shell collector and the professional malacologist. It identifies more than 270 shells of the Florida coast by both common and scientific names. Each shell is fully described and beautifully photgraphed.
Publisher: Gulf Publishing Field Guides
ISBN: 9780877192497
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This is the ideal field guide for both the weekend shell collector and the professional malacologist. It identifies more than 270 shells of the Florida coast by both common and scientific names. Each shell is fully described and beautifully photgraphed.
National Audubon Society Field Guide to Shells
Author: Harald Alfred Rehder
Publisher: Knopf
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 904
Book Description
Publisher Description
Publisher: Knopf
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 904
Book Description
Publisher Description
Shells
Author: DK
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0744076447
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
The clearest and sharpest recognition guide to over 500 species of seashells from around the world. Authoritative text, crystal-clear photography, and a systematic approach make this the most comprehensive and concise pocket guide to seashells of the world. Packed with more than 600 full-color photographs of over 500 species of seashells, this handy reference book is designed to cut through the complex process of identification and make it accessible to the average reader. Expertly written and thoroughly vetted, each species entry combines a precise description with annotated photographs to highlight each shell's characteristics and distinguishing features. The entry always includes a distribution map, showing the geographical range of the species, as well as at-a-glance key facts. Packed with detailed information on the shape of each genus, differences between the major classes, and more, this is the clearest identification guide to seashells for beginners and established enthusiasts alike.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0744076447
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
The clearest and sharpest recognition guide to over 500 species of seashells from around the world. Authoritative text, crystal-clear photography, and a systematic approach make this the most comprehensive and concise pocket guide to seashells of the world. Packed with more than 600 full-color photographs of over 500 species of seashells, this handy reference book is designed to cut through the complex process of identification and make it accessible to the average reader. Expertly written and thoroughly vetted, each species entry combines a precise description with annotated photographs to highlight each shell's characteristics and distinguishing features. The entry always includes a distribution map, showing the geographical range of the species, as well as at-a-glance key facts. Packed with detailed information on the shape of each genus, differences between the major classes, and more, this is the clearest identification guide to seashells for beginners and established enthusiasts alike.
Texas Seashells
Author: John W. Tunnell
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
ISBN: 1623491967
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 443
Book Description
Walking along the beach and picking up seashells is a favorite pastime enjoyed by millions of people every year. This field guide covers three hundred of the better-known or more common seashells found on Texas coastlines, and anyone interested in identifying and collecting shells along Texas bays and Gulf coast beaches will find Texas Seashells an essential companion. 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. Those new to collecting can get started with the introductory chapters on building your shell collection, local laws and regulations protecting this resource, seashell clubs, adopting a “Sheller’s Creed,” and basic seashell taxonomy. A glossary is also included for technical terms not defined in the text. Although this field guide is for seashells found along the Texas coast, it will also be useful in other regions of the Gulf of Mexico and western Atlantic Ocean.
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
ISBN: 1623491967
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 443
Book Description
Walking along the beach and picking up seashells is a favorite pastime enjoyed by millions of people every year. This field guide covers three hundred of the better-known or more common seashells found on Texas coastlines, and anyone interested in identifying and collecting shells along Texas bays and Gulf coast beaches will find Texas Seashells an essential companion. 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. Those new to collecting can get started with the introductory chapters on building your shell collection, local laws and regulations protecting this resource, seashell clubs, adopting a “Sheller’s Creed,” and basic seashell taxonomy. A glossary is also included for technical terms not defined in the text. Although this field guide is for seashells found along the Texas coast, it will also be useful in other regions of the Gulf of Mexico and western Atlantic Ocean.
Peterson First Guide to Shells of North America
Author: Jackie Leatherbury Douglass
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780395911822
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 134
Book Description
Describes and illustrates shells found in North America, including gastropods, chitons, and bivalves.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780395911822
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 134
Book Description
Describes and illustrates shells found in North America, including gastropods, chitons, and bivalves.
The Book of Shells
Author: M.G. Harasewych
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 022617705X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 658
Book Description
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.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 022617705X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 658
Book Description
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.
Florida's Seashells
Author: Blair E. Witherington
Publisher: Pineapple Press Inc
ISBN: 9781561643875
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
"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.
Publisher: Pineapple Press Inc
ISBN: 9781561643875
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
"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.
Familiar Seashells [of North America].
Author: Harald Alfred Rehder
Publisher: Knopf Publishing Group
ISBN: 9780394757957
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
A photographic guide to seashells and facts about each type of shell.
Publisher: Knopf Publishing Group
ISBN: 9780394757957
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
A photographic guide to seashells and facts about each type of shell.
Saturn Building Shell Field Guide
Author: John Krigger
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781880120156
Category : Dwellings
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781880120156
Category : Dwellings
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description