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9780785812333

The Encyclopedia of Shells

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  • ISBN13:

    9780785812333

  • ISBN10:

    0785812334

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2000-09-01
  • Publisher: Book Sales
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Summary

A complete source book for the new or experienced collector. Contains information on how to start a collection, how to buy/find shells, plus a classification guide, Features over 1200 different colorful types.

Table of Contents

Introduction 6(2)
The influence of shells
8(2)
The Phyllum Mollusca
10(1)
Fossil shells--the link with the past
11(1)
The nomenclature and classification of molluscs
12(2)
The biology of molluscs
14(4)
Habitat and world distribution
18(2)
Conservation
20(2)
Making a collection
22(3)
Purchasing shells
25(3)
Systematic arrangement of shells in this book
28(3)
How to use the book
31(1)
Class Gastropoda
32(209)
Class Bivalvia
241(33)
Class Polyplacophora
274(2)
Class Cephalopoda
276(3)
Class Scaphopoda
279(2)
Glossary 281(1)
Index to common names 282(2)
Index to Latin names 284(4)
Bibliography and acknowledgments 288

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