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Shells of the World
A Natural History
Series: A Guide to Every Family
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A marvellously illustrated natural history of the world's mollusks. Mollusks are invertebrate animals with a remarkable natural history and a rich fossil record, and their shells are prized for their breathtaking variety and exquisite beauty. Shells of the World provides a wide-ranging look at the incredible...
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A marvellously illustrated natural history of the world's mollusks. Mollusks are invertebrate animals with a remarkable natural history and a rich fossil record, and their shells are prized for their breathtaking variety and exquisite beauty.
Shells of the World provides a wide-ranging look at the incredible diversity of marine mollusks. An informative introduction outlines the lineages covered, followed by a directory section, split into classes, that profiles a broad selection of different taxa to give a sense of their sheer numbers and variety.
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INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780691248271
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 09 April 2024
Country: United States
Imprint: Princeton University Press
Illustration: 300 color illus.
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 171.0mm
Height: 241.0mm
Weight: 0g
Pages: 240
About the Author
M. G. Harasewych is research zoologist emeritus and former curator in the Department of Invertebrate Zoology at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History. A fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, he is the author (with Fabio Moretzsohn) of The Book of Shells: A Life-Size Guide to Identifying and Classifying Six Hundred Seashells.
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