Full-color illustrations provide information on mollusks and the shells they produce, specifying size, appearance, geographic occurrence, ecological environment, and classification.
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25 of 25 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Very difficult to use and poorly organized,
By Charles Gee (cgee@mail.island.net) (Haida Gwaii BC just south of Alaska) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Simon & Schuster's Guide to Shells (Nature Guide Series) (Paperback)
This book is the right size to carry along with you. The pictures are excellent. That is the good stuff. The text is dense, complex and scientifically boring. The arrangement is unusual in that it classifies the shells by the type of surface on which they live. This is no help to someone who wants to identify a shell from a certain family as only one or two are illustrated. The book does not give any indication of abundance, value or availability. It does not contain a bibliography so there is no way to track down a book that deals with a family such as the tropical cones. I was less than pleased with this purchase
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Well photographed. Organization needs work.,
By J. Connor "film and book fanatic'." (Palm Desert, CA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)
This review is from: Simon & Schuster's Guide to Shells (Nature Guide Series) (Paperback)
Simon and Schuster's Guide to Shells is beautifully photographed and the descriptions are top notch and helpful. The species of shellfish listed are admirable and quite a feast for the eyes, especially the "Mediterranean Chiton," which is an unusual rock dwelling shellfish with a 10 inch carapace. Quite amazing. The photographs and descriptions earned this guide a four star rating. Now for the organization details: The shells are organized into groups that explain which type of surface they reside on, which is not as helpful as organizing them in families, genus, or the shape of the shell. This may displease a diver using this guide as a very quick reference, as there is nothing quick about the ID system used here. However, for the person reading this book at a beach, at home, or by a campfire, the organization will not matter very much. This guide to shells is strictly recommended only for the easygoing collector.
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Shell Medium-large (3 to 4 inches), solid, convex valves, equivalve and inequilateral, roughly oval in shape. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
circalittoral zone, high conical spire, impressed suture, infralittoral zone, columellar lip, rachiglossan radula, curved pallial line, darkish chestnut, two muscle scars, continuous pallial line, long retractile proboscis, thin callus, very distinct head, thin growth lines, axial sculpture, incised suture, detrital bottoms, columellar callus, convex whorls, laterodorsal fold, low conical spire, taenioglossan radula, thin spiral grooves, two nephridia, body whorl Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Shell Medium, Indo-Pacific Province, Caribbean Province, Distribution Confined, Distribution Lusitanian, West Indies, Japonic Province, Distribution Found, Habitat Lives, Habitat Sandy, Red Sea, Habitat All, North Carolina, Body There, Distribution Widespread, Panamic Province, Body Similar, Habitat Infralittoral, Californian Province, Distribution Fairly, Indian Ocean, Black Sea, Habitat Muddy, Habitat Rigid, Habitat Rocky New!
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Shell Medium-large (3 to 4 inches), solid, convex valves, equivalve and inequilateral, roughly oval in shape. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
circalittoral zone, high conical spire, impressed suture, infralittoral zone, columellar lip, rachiglossan radula, curved pallial line, darkish chestnut, two muscle scars, continuous pallial line, long retractile proboscis, thin callus, very distinct head, thin growth lines, axial sculpture, incised suture, detrital bottoms, columellar callus, convex whorls, laterodorsal fold, low conical spire, taenioglossan radula, thin spiral grooves, two nephridia, body whorl Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Shell Medium, Indo-Pacific Province, Caribbean Province, Distribution Confined, Distribution Lusitanian, West Indies, Japonic Province, Distribution Found, Habitat Lives, Habitat Sandy, Red Sea, Habitat All, North Carolina, Body There, Distribution Widespread, Panamic Province, Body Similar, Habitat Infralittoral, Californian Province, Distribution Fairly, Indian Ocean, Black Sea, Habitat Muddy, Habitat Rigid, Habitat Rocky New!
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