| Description |
1 online resource (1171 entries) : 1047 images, digital files. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Classification -- About molluscs -- Hints for collectors -- Glossary -- Class: Gastropoda -- Class: Bivalvia, Lamellibranchia or Pelecypoda -- Class: Cephalopoda -- Class: Scaphopoda -- Class: Amphineura -- Class: Monoplacophora. |
| Access |
Access restricted to authorized users and institutions. |
| Summary |
An easy-to-use identification guide to a wide range of shells from all over the world, from the common to the rare and coveted. The introductory section gives general information on molluscs and their classification, and about collecting shells. In the identification section, over 1200 species are described and more than 1000 are illustrated. The description of each species accompanies its illustration. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Note |
Description based on title page of print version. |
| Subject |
Shells -- Identification.
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Mollusks -- Identification.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Nicholls, James. Illustrator.
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Credo Reference (Firm)
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| Added Title |
Philip's guide to seashells of the world. |
| Other Form: |
Print version: 0540085669 9780540085668 1 v. : col. ill., col. maps. |
| ISBN |
9781849721660 (online) |
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9780540085668 (print) |
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0540085669 (print) |
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