Shells

by Gabbi, Giorgio

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Title Statements

Full title :Shells / text Giorgio Gabbi ; drawings Monica Falcone ; translation S.T.V., Milan.

Summary

Brimming with superb underwater photographs, hundreds of meticulously drawn color illustrations, tables, and graphs, this volume invites readers to observe the complex and beautiful world of shells more closely. The first part of the book explains how mollusks are formed and analyzes their anatomical structure. The text describes the vital functions of mollusks, including feeding, reproduction, and defense, and is accompanied by vivid photographs that bring to life small dramas of everyday life under water. Essential information for collectors is provided on how to classify, catalogue, and preserve shells. The latter part of the book is an exhaustive field guide to shells of the world, featuring photographs and descriptions of more than 400 different types. With its user-friendly layout and handy, portable format, this handbook is a superb travel companion and an invaluable reference for naturalists.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:©2005.
Edition:[New ed.]

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Amalgamated Book Services [distributor], White star
Place of Publication:Vercelli
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2005.

Notes

Originally published: Shrewsbury: Swan Hill, 1999.

Translated from the Italian.

The Physical Object

Description:167 pages : : color illustrations, color map ; : 25 cm.

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:8854400939, 9788854400931
oclc:ocm61218179
LC Classification:QL403
Dewey Decimal:591.477

Introduction. A resource for humanity -- How a shell is created. A family tree 600 million years old ; Questions of kinship -- Mollusks: anatomy of a winner. In the belly of a marine snail -- Feeding, reproducing, defense: the vital functions. Movement ; Respiration ; The nervous system and sensory organs ; Feeding ; Reproduction -- The mother-of-pearl factory. Where shells are found. Geography of marine mollusks ; The salt water realms ; On coastal rocks ; Descent into the shadows ; On and under the sand and mud ; The coral theatre ; Hidden in underwater meadows ; The mangrove forests ; From the high sea ; How to collect shells ; The shells of the sea.

Subjects

Coquillages Coquillages -- Ouvrages illustrés Mollusca (phylum) Mollusks Mollusks -- Pictorial works Mollusques Mollusques -- Ouvrages illustrés Pictorial works shell (animal material) Shellfish shellfishes Shells Shells -- Pictorial works