Author: Robert Tucker AbbottPublisher: American Malacologists, Incorporated
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 432
Book Description
Compendium of Seashells
Author: Robert Tucker AbbottPublisher: American Malacologists, Incorporated
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 432
Book Description
Seashells
Author: Budd TitlowPublisher: Voyageur Press
ISBN: 9780760325933
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 112
Book Description
They have done time as jewelry and tools, as medicines, currency, and symbols of industry--and they have intrigued people, from beach-combing toddlers to serious scientists, since time began. Native interest meets natural history in this exquisitely illustrated account of the science and culture of seashells. With closeup photography and basic explanations of different shell types--univalves, bivalves, and cephalopods--how they are formed, what mollusks inhabit them, their morphology and life cycles, and much more, this is the book for anyone with an interest in seashells. This book includes information on the bewildering array of shell shapes, colors, sizes, and types, and describes where the different shells can be found throughout the world. As informative as it is visually arresting, the book will appeal to amateur and expert, collector and casual beachcomber.
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.
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.
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.
Seashells of North Carolina
Author: Hugh J. PorterPublisher: North Carolina Sea Grant
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 146
Book Description
For many people, seashells are just part of the beach scenery--thousands of pretty but nameless objects strewn along the shore. Other people know the names of shells but often wonder how they were formed and what type of animal lived inside. Such incidental knowledge may not seem important, but it can encourage people to observe their environment more closely and to gain a better understanding of it. As a result, they may become better fishers, more informed teachers or more conscientious stewards of our coast. To this end, the seashell guide was produced. Many collectors get started when they find an intriguing shell, perhaps after a storm, and search for it in a guide. Others, by chance, meet an experienced sheller on the beach. Talking with a collector passionate about shells is likely to spark an interest in anyone who has spent time at the coast. A walk down the beach is never the same once you begin to recognize a few shells. Gradually, you learn to use certain marks to solve the puzzle of shell identification. The walk becomes more satisfying as you recognize familiar shells like old friends, and it becomes more exciting as you look for new ones.
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.
Learning about Seashells
Author: Sy BarlowePublisher: Courier Dover Publications
ISBN: 0486838447
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 18
Book Description
Twelve accurately rendered sticker illustrations depict the mussel, scallop, razor clam, quahog, queen conch, and seven other shells. Easy-to-read descriptions are accompanied by numbered spaces for applying the matching sticker.
All Color Book of Seashells
Author: OutletPublisher: Crescent
ISBN: 9780517116104
Category : Shellfish
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
Carolina Seashells
Author: Nancy RhynePublisher: Sandlapper Publishing
ISBN: 9780878440771
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
Describes over 200 seashells commonly found on the beaches of North and South Carolina, discussing shell lore, shell collections, and when and where to find the shells mentioned.