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Shells of the World

A Natural History
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Language: English
Published/Copyright: 2024

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A marvelously 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.

  • Features hundreds of beautiful color photos, depicting both the live animals and their shells
  • Discusses mollusk evolution, anatomy, life cycles, behavior, and ecology
  • Describes unique characteristics, distribution, habitat, and size
  • Provides valuable insights into the conservation of the world’s marine mollusks
  • Ideal for malacologists and shell collectors everywhere

Author / Editor information

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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"Of interest to specialists and non-specialists alike, with well-organised informative content and abundant colourful and striking illustrations."---Dr. A. M. Mannion, The Biologist --- "The quality of the photographs is excellent, as is the quality of production of the book, and it is gratifying to see so many images of living animals as opposed to just the shells. These images alone make the book worth buying. . . . I would definitely recommend this book to collectors who wish to extend their knowledge of the biology of molluscs."---Julian Joseph, Pallidula --- "[A] lovely book."---Nick and Caroline Robertson-Brown, Scubaverse --- "“Beautifully illustrated. . . . [and] highly-recommended.”" --- "Here is a book, authored by a renowned expert, wonderfully narrated and replete with sensational illustrations that will fill in the gaps in your knowledge."---David Gascoigne, Travels with Birds --- "A Choice Outstanding Academic Title of the Year"

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    Frontmatter

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    CONTENTS

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    INTRODUCTION

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    THE SHELLED CLASSES

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    POLYPLACOPHORA

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    MONOPLACOPHORA

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    BIVALVIA

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    SCAPHOPODA

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    GASTROPODA

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    CEPHALOPODA

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    APPENDICES

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    GLOSSARY

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    FURTHER READING

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    INDEX

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    PICTURE CREDITS

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    ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

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Publishing information
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June 12, 2024
eBook ISBN:
9780691248257
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https://doi.org/10.1515/9780691248257
eBook ISBN: 9780691248257
Keywords for this book
Species; Shell; Water; Range; Family; Mantle; Eggs; Tropical; Depths; Shallow; Surface; Animal; Posterior; Anterior; Sand; Intertidal; Genera; Substrates; Larvae; Aperture; Smooth; Valves; Gills; Temperate; Broad; Tentacles; Dorsal; Length; Shallow water; Bottoms; Outer; Internal; Margin; Females; Cavity; Mantle cavity; Fertilization; Siphons; Subtidal; Indo; Sea; Regions; Inhabit; Records; Primarily; Rocks; Hard; Operculum; Capsules; External; Adductor; Muscle; Hatch; Ribs; Teeth; Pallial; Spiral; Mud; Adductor muscle; Radula; Algae; Whorls; Sandy; Periostracum; Cretaceous; Hard substrates; Genus; Atlantic; Fossil; Sculpture
Audience(s) for this book
For a non-specialist adult audience
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