The book of shells : a lifesize guide to identifying and classifying six hundred shells
Harasewych, M. G.2017
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Over 100,000 kinds of mollusk have been recorded and some estimates of yet to be discovered species exceed a million. They have colonised nearly every habitat on the planet, ranging from high mountains to the depths of ocean trenches, and from the poles to the tropics. They range in size from that of a grain of sand to a meter in length and many hundreds of kilograms in weight. 'The Book of Shells' curates a lifesize collection of 600 of the most significant examples, presented by one of the world's preeminent scholars. Each shell is reproduced lifesize, and the book is arranged by shell family, and by size within each family, providing instant visual identification and comparison.
Main title:
The book of shells : a lifesize guide to identifying and classifying six hundred shells / M.G Harasewych & Fabio Moretzsohn.
Author:
Harasewych, M. G., authorMoretzsohn, Fabio, author
Imprint:
Brighton : Ivy Press, 2017.
Collation:
655 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white, and colour) ; 28 cm
Notes:
Originally published: Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2010.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781782403562 (hbk. :)
Dewey class:
594.1477
Language:
English
BRN:
1895610