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Author Tunnell, John W., Jr., author.

Title Texas seashells : a field guide / John W. Tunnell Jr., Noe C. Barrera, and Fabio Moretzsohn
Edition First edition
Published College Station, Texas : Texas A & M University Press, 2014

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Description 1 online resource
Series Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies series
Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies series.
Contents Collecting seashells -- Seashell characteristics -- Common Texas seashells -- Polyplacophora (chitons) -- Gastropoda (snails, conchs, and whelks) -- Cephalopoda (squids and octopuses) -- Bivalvia (oysters, mussels, and clams) -- Scaphopoda (tuskshells) -- Glossary
Summary Walking along the beach and picking up seashells is a favorite pastime enjoyed by millions of people every year. This field guide covers three hundred of the better-known or more common seashells found on Texas coastlines, and anyone interested in identifying and collecting shells along Texas bays and Gulf coast beaches will find Texas Seashells an essential companion. With more than 600 detailed and data-rich color photographs, each species with at least two views, Texas Seashells is sure to make shell identification fun, quick, and easy. Those new to collecting can get started with the intro
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Shells -- Texas -- Gulf Region -- Identification
SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Zoology -- General.
Shells
Texas -- Gulf Region
Genre/Form Electronic books
Field guides
Form Electronic book
Author Barrera, Noe C., author
Moretzsohn, Fabio, author
ISBN 9781623491963
1623491967