Product Description

All the information needed to collect and study shells is included in this comprehensive book, which provides the geographical range and habitat for and a detailed description of each of 800 species. Color plates show 780 species, including live animals, and 115 drawings show both animals and their shells.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #519766 in Books
• Published on: 1995
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 350 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9780618164394
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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About the Author
America's best-known malacologist, R. Tucker Abbott has written more than 30 books. He has been curator of mollusks at the Smithsonian Institution, the Academy of Natural Sciences, and the Delaware Museum of Natural History. He is the founding director of the Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum in Sanibel, Florida.

Percy A. Morris is a contributor for Houghton Mifflin Harcourt titles including: "A Field Guide to Shells".

Roger Tory Peterson, one of the world's greatest naturalists, received every major award for ornithology, natural science, and conservation, as well as numerous honorary degrees, medals, and citations, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom. The Peterson Identification System has been called the greatest invention since binoculars, and the Peterson Field Guides® are credited with helping to set the stage for the environmental movement.

Customer Reviews

Very intersesting with lots of details
Lack of colored pictures. Very informative. Super guide for scuba divers and naturalists as well as shell collectors.