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Author Tunnell, John W., Jr., author.

Title Texas seashells : a field guide / John W. Tunnell Jr., Noe C. Barrera, and Fabio Moretzsohn.

Publication Info. College Station, Texas : Texas A & M University Press, 2014.

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Edition First edition.
Description 1 online resource.
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Series Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies series
Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies series.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Collecting seashells -- Seashell characteristics -- Common Texas seashells -- Polyplacophora (chitons) -- Gastropoda (snails, conchs, and whelks) -- Cephalopoda (squids and octopuses) -- Bivalvia (oysters, mussels, and clams) -- Scaphopoda (tuskshells) -- Glossary.
Summary Walking along the beach and picking up seashells is a favorite pastime enjoyed by millions of people every year. This field guide covers three hundred of the better-known or more common seashells found on Texas coastlines, and anyone interested in identifying and collecting shells along Texas bays and Gulf coast beaches will find Texas Seashells an essential companion. With more than 600 detailed and data-rich color photographs, each species with at least two views, Texas Seashells is sure to make shell identification fun, quick, and easy. Those new to collecting can get started with the intro.
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Subject Shells -- Texas -- Gulf Region -- Identification.
Shells.
Texas -- Gulf Region.
Genre/Form Field guides.
Electronic books.
Guidebooks.
Added Author Barrera, Noe C., author.
Moretzsohn, Fabio, author.
Other Form: Print version: Tunnell, John W., Jr., author. Texas seashells. First edition 9781623491673 (DLC) 2014015112 (OCoLC)877948828
ISBN 9781623491963 (electronic book)
1623491967 (electronic book)
9781623491673
1623491673