Familiar Seashells of North America

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Seller: ConchBooks, Harxheim, GermanyConchBooks

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Abundant close-view photographs and detailed descriptions of seashells fill the National Audubon Society Pocket Guide to Familiar Seashells of North America, yet the guide is designed to be slim enough for beach enthusiasts to easily bring along when beachcombing. This streamlined volume contains; a simple field guide covering 80 common seashells found in the North America from shores along the Pacific, the Gulf Coast and Atlantic, a basic overview of the shells divided into the three major groups--gastropods, chitons and bivalves, covering seashell features helpful in identification, tips on where to look for shells; the basic equipment useful in seashell-hunting and text on the different life cycles of the animals which inhabit them. This pocket guide is brimming with information; detailed photographs and an illustrated table of various shell groups; information about the range and natural habitats of different seashells; the family and class each individual shell species belong to, facts for the shell-collector including commercial value of certain shells and a glossary of technical terms. 191 pp., num. figs, br. 6 x 0.4 x 4.2 inches. …

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Bibliographic details

Title
Familiar Seashells of North America
Author
Rehder, H. A.
Publication year
1988
Binding
Soft cover

ConchBooks

Harxheim, Germany

4-star seller

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Founded in 1985 we are specialized in worldwide literature on Mollusca and marine invertebrates. Our publishing house has meanwhile published approximately 60 titles on that field of interest. We have stocks of most available international books on Malacology and a huge amount of antiquarian literature, even of the latter most titles are only available once.

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Weichtiere / Shells, Schnecken / Snails & Slugs, Muscheln / Bivalves, Tintenfische / Squids / Octopusses / Ammonites, Malacology, Conchology, Marine Biology

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