Author: J. A. MarshPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Conus
Languages : en
Pages : 198
Book Description
Cone Shells of the World
Author: J. A. MarshCone Shells
Author: Jerry G. WallsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Shells
Languages : en
Pages : 1011
Book Description
Peterson First Guide to Shells of North America
Author: Jackie Leatherbury DouglassPublisher: 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 Shell Collector
Author: Anthony DoerrPublisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1439190054
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
In this astonishingly assured, exquisitely crafted debut collection, Anthony Doerr takes readers from the African coast to the suburbs of Ohio, from sideshow pageantry to harsh wilderness survival, charting a vast and varied emotional landscape. Like the best storytellers, Doerr explores the human condition in all its manifestations: metamorphosis, grief, fractured relationships, and slowly mending hearts. Most dazzling is Doerr's gift for conjuring nature in both its beautiful abundance and crushing power. Some of his characters contend with tremendous hardship; some discover unique gifts; all are united by their ultimate deference to the mysteries of their respective landscapes.
Conus of the Southeastern United States and Caribbean
Author: Alan J. KohnPublisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 140085301X
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 477
Book Description
Conus is the largest genus of animals in the sea, occurring throughout the world's tropical and subtropical oceans and contributing significantly to marine biodiversity. The shells of these marine mollusks are prized for their amazing variety and extraordinary beauty. The neurotoxic venoms they produce—injected by a hollow, harpoon-like tooth into prey animals that are then paralyzed and swallowed whole—have a range of pharmaceutical applications, from painkillers to antidepressants. This beautifully illustrated book identifies 53 valid species of the southeastern United States and the Caribbean, a region that supports a diverse but taxonomically challenging group of Conus. Introductory chapters cover the evolution and phylogeny of the genus, and notes on methodology are provided. Detailed species accounts describe key identification features, taxonomy, distribution, ecology, toxicology, life history, and evolutionary relationships. The book includes more than 2,100 photos of shells on 109 splendid color plates; more than 100 additional photos, many depicting live animals in color; and 35 color distribution maps. Identifies 53 valid species—the first reassessment of western Atlantic Conus in more than seventy years Features more than 2,100 photos of shells on 109 color plates Blends the traditional shell-character approach to identification with cutting-edge shell and radular tooth morphometrics and molecular genetic analyses Includes color images of live animals as well as color distribution maps
A Field Guide to Shells
Author: Robert Tucker AbbottPublisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780618164394
Category : Shells
Languages : en
Pages : 520
Book Description
Describes and depicts eight hundred species of shells.
The cone shells of Florida
Author: John K. TuckerPublisher:
ISBN: 9780984714018
Category : Shells
Languages : en
Pages : 155
Book Description
identification guide to marine mollusks in the families Conidae and Conolithidae found in Florida including description of one new species
Seashells of North America
Author: R. Tucker AbbottPublisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9781582381251
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
Presents a pictorial guide to marine mollusks, providing descriptions for native varieties and important introduced species.
Florida's Seashells
Author: Blair E. WitheringtonPublisher: 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.
Illustrated Catalog of the Living Cone Shells
Author: John K.. TuckerPublisher:
ISBN: 9780984714025
Category : Conidae
Languages : en
Pages : 517
Book Description
Illustrations and descriptive information on all living marine mollusks in the families Conidae and Conolithidae along with their taxonomic placement