Encyclopedia of Texas seashells
Subtitle: identification, ecology, distribution, and history
By: by John W. Tunnell, Jr. ... [et al.] ; with contributions by David W. Hicks and Kim Withers
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies series; Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies series
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: College Station
Language: eng
Number of pages: 512
ISBN-13: 9781603441414
Description: A guide to seashells found in Texas that discusses the historical uses of mollusks and seashells, the history of conchology and malacology in the state, habitats, and other related topics, and provides information for identifying nine hundred species.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Shells in Texas coastal history / Kim Withers; title: Chronology of marine malacology in Texas; title: Molluscan ecology and habitats / David W. Hicks; title: Collecting seashells; title: General features of mollusks; title: Texas seashells; title: Appendix: outline of classification and checklist of Texas seashells; title: Glossary.