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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.

Table of Contents

Cover

Title page, Copyright, Dedication

Contents

Preface

pp. ix-x

Acknowledgments

pp. xi-xiv

Introduction

pp. xv-xviii

1. Collecting Seashells

pp. 1-8

2. Seashell Characteristics

pp. 9-22

3. Common Texas Seashells

Part I. Class: Polyplacophora: Chitons

pp. 25-28

Part II. Class: Gastropoda: Snails, Conchs, and Whelks

pp. 29-140

Part III. Class: Cephalopoda: Squids and Octopuses

pp. 141-146

Part IV. Class: Bivalvia: Oysters, Mussels, and Clams

pp. 147-236

Part V. Class: Scaphopoda: Tuskshells

pp. 237-238

Glossary

pp. 239-246

Bibliography

pp. 247-250

Index

pp. 251-278

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