Seashells of New England
A Beachcomber's Guide
Will be published approx. on 1. April 2017
Book
Paperback/Softback
128 pages
978-1-4930-2789-7 (ISBN)
Description
Identify just about any seashell found on New England beaches, from southern Connecticut to northern Maine. Beautiful illustrations and straightforward descriptive text help readers identify 70 different seashells, and learn a little bit about them--most likely anything a reader wants to identify will be included, without a lot of "extra" species. Expert information offered in an appealing format for beachcombers, amateur naturalists, and anyone else who loves the beach. Includes advice on how and where to find great shells.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Old Saybrook
United States
Publishing group
Rowman & Littlefield
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
70 Color Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 180 mm
Width: 127 mm
Thickness: 8 mm
Weight
181 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4930-2789-7 (9781493027897)
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E-Book
04/2017
Globe Pequot Press
€12.85
Available for download
Persons
David Scheirerm specializes in natural history subjects and has shown in juried exhibitions throughout the Northeast, including a solo show as part of Maine Audubon's Project Puffin, in Rockport. He sells his artwork through his websites. His Instagram feed has some 1800 followers. He lives near Frederick, Maryland.
Content
Coiled Snails
Spiral Margarite
Northern Rosy Margarite
Northern Lacuna
Common Periwinkle
Smooth Periwinkle
Rough Periwinkle
Common Purple Sea-Snail
Humphreys Wentletrap
Brown-band Wentletrap
Striate Cup-and-Saucer
Convex Slippersnail
Common Atlantic Slippersnail
Eastern White Slippersnail
American Pelicanfoot
Shark Eye
Northern Moonsnail
Northern Spotted Moonsnail
Miniature Moonsnail
Atlantic Dogwinkle
Well-ribbed Dovesnail
Greedy Dovesnail
Lunar Dovesnail
Waved Whelk
Ten-ridged Whelk
Knobbed Whelk
Channeled Whelk
Bruised Nassa
Three-lined Basketsnail
Eastern Mud Snail
Solitary Bubble Snail
Eastern Melampus
Limpets
Diluvian Puncturella
Tortoiseshell Limpet
Clams & Bivalves
File Yoldia
Atlantic Awningclam
Transverse Ark
Blood Ark
Blue Mussel
Northern Horsemussel
Ribbed Mussel
Common Jingle
Eastern Oyster
Atlantic Bay Scallop
Atlantic Sea Scallop
Cross-hatched Lucine
Northern Cyclocardia
Wavy Astarte
Smooth Astarte
Morton's Egg Cockle
Atlantic Surfclam
Dwarf Surfclam
Arctic Wedgeclam
Atlantic Razor-Clam
Atlantic Jackknife-Clam
Northern Dwarf-Tellin
Baltic Macoma
Stout Tagelus
Purplish Tagelus
Queen Quahog
Northern Quahog
False Quahog
False Angelwing
Softshell-Clam
Arctic Hiatella
Atlantic Mud Piddock
Angelwing
Great Piddock
Glassy Lyonsia
Gould's Pandora
Finding Seashells
Where to Look
Spiral Margarite
Northern Rosy Margarite
Northern Lacuna
Common Periwinkle
Smooth Periwinkle
Rough Periwinkle
Common Purple Sea-Snail
Humphreys Wentletrap
Brown-band Wentletrap
Striate Cup-and-Saucer
Convex Slippersnail
Common Atlantic Slippersnail
Eastern White Slippersnail
American Pelicanfoot
Shark Eye
Northern Moonsnail
Northern Spotted Moonsnail
Miniature Moonsnail
Atlantic Dogwinkle
Well-ribbed Dovesnail
Greedy Dovesnail
Lunar Dovesnail
Waved Whelk
Ten-ridged Whelk
Knobbed Whelk
Channeled Whelk
Bruised Nassa
Three-lined Basketsnail
Eastern Mud Snail
Solitary Bubble Snail
Eastern Melampus
Limpets
Diluvian Puncturella
Tortoiseshell Limpet
Clams & Bivalves
File Yoldia
Atlantic Awningclam
Transverse Ark
Blood Ark
Blue Mussel
Northern Horsemussel
Ribbed Mussel
Common Jingle
Eastern Oyster
Atlantic Bay Scallop
Atlantic Sea Scallop
Cross-hatched Lucine
Northern Cyclocardia
Wavy Astarte
Smooth Astarte
Morton's Egg Cockle
Atlantic Surfclam
Dwarf Surfclam
Arctic Wedgeclam
Atlantic Razor-Clam
Atlantic Jackknife-Clam
Northern Dwarf-Tellin
Baltic Macoma
Stout Tagelus
Purplish Tagelus
Queen Quahog
Northern Quahog
False Quahog
False Angelwing
Softshell-Clam
Arctic Hiatella
Atlantic Mud Piddock
Angelwing
Great Piddock
Glassy Lyonsia
Gould's Pandora
Finding Seashells
Where to Look