Author: Robert Tucker AbbottPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Mollusks, Fossil
Languages : en
Pages : 256
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Kingdom of the Seashell
Author: Robert Tucker AbbottPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Mollusks, Fossil
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Compendium of Seashells
Author: Robert Tucker AbbottPublisher: American Malacologists, Incorporated
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 432
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Seashells of the World
Author: R. Tucker AbbottPublisher: Golden Guides from St. Martin's Press
ISBN: 1466862424
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
This eBook is best viewed on a color device. Seashells of the World is an introduction to the world of marine seashells, emphasizing the most attractive and best-known species. This guide will help you to: -Identify -Classify -Understand the beautiful shells you see and collect No other animals are so widely collected, traded, or bought and sold because of their beauty and rarity.
Guide to Seashells of the World
Author: Arthur Peter Hoblyn OliverPublisher: 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.
Ocean Oracle
Author: Michelle HansonPublisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1416565434
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 129
Book Description
Everyone remembers spending a day at the beach as a child collecting seashells, but what if those seashells were more than just pretty objects? What if those shells could actually tell you something about your hidden thoughts, beliefs, and attitudes? Ocean Oracle: What Seashells Reveal about Our True Nature is the bridge to learning this secret language. Simply put, seashells function as tools that enable us to speak with our subconscious, allowing the inner self to communicate the information it considers most valuable for our growth. By listening to the shells with the guidance of Ocean Oracle, you can tap into your own innate wisdom and joy. Included with the book are: • 200 shell cards in full color • 4 full color plates, 8.25 x 16.25" with all shell photos in full color Enjoy exploring the language of shells by yourself or with a group of friends.
The Book of Shells
Author: M.G. HarasewychPublisher: 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.
Collectible Florida Shells
Author: Robert Tucker AbbottPublisher: Seaside Publishing
ISBN: 9780820002101
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
Seashells by the Seashore
Author: Marianne BerkesPublisher: Dawn Publications (CA)
ISBN: 9781584690344
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A child and her companions collect a number of seashells from one to twelve.
The Seashell Song
Author: Susie Jenkin-PearcePublisher: Lothrop Lee & Shepard
ISBN: 9780688117252
Category : Sea stories.
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Listening to a seashell, a child learns about the wonders of the sea.
Seashells of Southeast Asia
Author: Robert Tucker AbbottPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Mollusks
Languages : en
Pages : 212
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