Author: R. Tucker Abbott
Publisher: Golden Guides from St. Martin's Press
ISBN: 1466864842
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
This eBook is best viewed on a color device. Scoop up plentiful Cockles on Eastern beaches. Spy a fabulous Emperor Helmet in Southern Florida. Find a Red Chiton on the Pacific shore. The coasts of North America yield a wondrous variety of shells, from the majestic Conch to tiny Bittium. This beautifully illustrated guide, Seashells of North America by R. Tucker Abbott, helps both the novice and experienced shell hunter distinguish between similar varieties and find the glorious specimens that become a collection's prize. -Native varieties and important introduced species -Expert tips on cleaning and preservation -Common and scientific names -Convenient measuring rules...and more!!
Seashells of North America
Author: R. Tucker Abbott
Publisher: Golden Guides from St. Martin's Press
ISBN: 1466864842
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
This eBook is best viewed on a color device. Scoop up plentiful Cockles on Eastern beaches. Spy a fabulous Emperor Helmet in Southern Florida. Find a Red Chiton on the Pacific shore. The coasts of North America yield a wondrous variety of shells, from the majestic Conch to tiny Bittium. This beautifully illustrated guide, Seashells of North America by R. Tucker Abbott, helps both the novice and experienced shell hunter distinguish between similar varieties and find the glorious specimens that become a collection's prize. -Native varieties and important introduced species -Expert tips on cleaning and preservation -Common and scientific names -Convenient measuring rules...and more!!
Publisher: Golden Guides from St. Martin's Press
ISBN: 1466864842
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
This eBook is best viewed on a color device. Scoop up plentiful Cockles on Eastern beaches. Spy a fabulous Emperor Helmet in Southern Florida. Find a Red Chiton on the Pacific shore. The coasts of North America yield a wondrous variety of shells, from the majestic Conch to tiny Bittium. This beautifully illustrated guide, Seashells of North America by R. Tucker Abbott, helps both the novice and experienced shell hunter distinguish between similar varieties and find the glorious specimens that become a collection's prize. -Native varieties and important introduced species -Expert tips on cleaning and preservation -Common and scientific names -Convenient measuring rules...and more!!
Bivalve Seashells of Western North America. Marine Bivalve Mollusks from Arctic Alaska to Baja California
Author: Eugene V. Coan
Publisher: Paul Valentich-Scott
ISBN: 0936494301
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 774
Book Description
The culmination of a ten-year study, Bivalve Seashells of Western North America treats all bivalve mollusks living from northern Baja California, Mexico to Arctic Alaska. A total of 472 species are described and illustrated with detailed photographs and drawings. All habitats in the region are included from the intertidal splash zone to the abyssal depths of the ocean basins. The book has over 4,800 complete bibliographic references to the bivalves, including citations on the biology, physiology, ecology, and taxonomy of this commercially and biologically important group. Character tables and dichotomous keys assist the reader in identification. Also included in the 764 page book is an illustrated key to the superfamiles of the region, and a complete glossary.
Publisher: Paul Valentich-Scott
ISBN: 0936494301
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 774
Book Description
The culmination of a ten-year study, Bivalve Seashells of Western North America treats all bivalve mollusks living from northern Baja California, Mexico to Arctic Alaska. A total of 472 species are described and illustrated with detailed photographs and drawings. All habitats in the region are included from the intertidal splash zone to the abyssal depths of the ocean basins. The book has over 4,800 complete bibliographic references to the bivalves, including citations on the biology, physiology, ecology, and taxonomy of this commercially and biologically important group. Character tables and dichotomous keys assist the reader in identification. Also included in the 764 page book is an illustrated key to the superfamiles of the region, and a complete glossary.
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.
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.
American Seashells
Author: Robert Tucker Abbott
Publisher: Van Nostrand Reinhold Company
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 1214
Book Description
Provides information on the physical characteristics, geographical locations, and bathymetric ranges of sixty-five hundred species of North American mollusks.
Publisher: Van Nostrand Reinhold Company
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 1214
Book Description
Provides information on the physical characteristics, geographical locations, and bathymetric ranges of sixty-five hundred species of North American mollusks.
National Audubon Society Field Guide to Shells
Author: Harald Alfred Rehder
Publisher: Knopf
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 904
Book Description
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Publisher: Knopf
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 904
Book Description
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Guide to Seashells of the World
Author: Arthur Peter Hoblyn Oliver
Publisher: Firefly Books
ISBN: 9781552979433
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
Guide to over 1,200 species of seashells from all around the world.
Publisher: Firefly Books
ISBN: 9781552979433
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
Guide to over 1,200 species of seashells from all around the world.
Compendium of Seashells
Author: Robert Tucker Abbott
Publisher: American Malacologists, Incorporated
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 432
Book Description
Publisher: American Malacologists, Incorporated
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 432
Book Description
American Conchology
Author: Thomas Say
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
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Languages : en
Pages :
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Seashells of North America
Author: Robert Tucker Abbott
Publisher: Silver Dolphin Books
ISBN: 9781850282648
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
Identifies some of the more common shells on American and Canadian beaches. Includes more than 12 easy-to-do science projects.
Publisher: Silver Dolphin Books
ISBN: 9781850282648
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
Identifies some of the more common shells on American and Canadian beaches. Includes more than 12 easy-to-do science projects.