Texas Seashells: A Field Guide (Harte Research Institute For Gulf Of Mexico Studies Series) Download Free (EPUB, PDF)
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 introductory chapters on building your shell collection, local laws and regulations protecting this resource, seashell clubs, adopting a “Sheller’s Creed,” and basic seashell taxonomy. A glossary is also included for technical terms not defined in the text. Although this field guide is for seashells found along the Texas coast, it will also be useful in other regions of the Gulf of Mexico and western Atlantic Ocean.
Series: Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies Series
Paperback: 300 pages
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press (November 7, 2014)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1623491673
ISBN-13: 978-1623491673
Product Dimensions: 1 x 6 x 8.8 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
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This was purchased as a gift for my son't girlfriend. She loved it and before I gave it to her I looked it over myself. Beautiful pictures, Don't be fooled by the Texas part, we picked up shells at Siesta Key that were identical. It is a substantial book with a lot of pages of identification and pictures.If you or someone collects shells this is the book you should get. Well worth the price.
This comprehensive book is a must for serious Texas shell hunters and novice beach combers alike.
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