Identification Guide to the Seashells of South Africa
Author | : Alwyn P. Marais |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 379 |
Release | : 2010 |
Genre | : Mollusks |
ISBN | : 9780620481144 |
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Author | : Alwyn P. Marais |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 379 |
Release | : 2010 |
Genre | : Mollusks |
ISBN | : 9780620481144 |
Author | : Douw Steyn |
Publisher | : Struik Publishers |
Total Pages | : 148 |
Release | : 2002 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : |
Written for both casual and serious shell collectors, this guide focuses on the essentials of shell identification in southern Africa, presenting 262 species that are most likely to be seen in the region.
Author | : Lynne Matthews |
Publisher | : Jacana Media |
Total Pages | : 142 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : Coastal biology |
ISBN | : 9781770092488 |
On an extraordinary journey along South Africa’s coastline, this definitive guidebook explores the beauties and hidden secrets of the country’s natural heritage. Stretching for almost 2,000 miles, the country’s southern shoreline contains distinct climates that accommodate an enormously rich and diverse array of birds, mammals, reptiles, marine life, and plants. The west coast plays host to cold, nutrient-rich waters, kelp forests, and low-growing, succulent scrub along the dunes, while on the east and north coasts conditions are more tropical with higher rainfall, warmer waters, greater marine diversity, and tall, dense forests. This handbook outlines the coastline’s biodiversity from dune to ocean, developed in order to offer beach enthusiasts, vacationers, and recreational anglers a simple way to identify the plants and animals most commonly seen or caught along the coast. In addition to background information on tides and habitats, guidelines are also included for The Southern African Sustainable Seafood Initiative, a consumer guide to making sustainable choices. Detailed and thorough, this overview will create a deeper appreciation of what can be found on this rich and beautiful landscape.
Author | : George Brettingham Sowerby |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 116 |
Release | : 1892 |
Genre | : Mollusks |
ISBN | : |
Author | : D. G. Steyn |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 280 |
Release | : 1998 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : |
Over 1400 colour images illustrate the more than one thousand species of shells and their variants to be found in this book. Notes on collecting and shell morphology as well as a glossary introduce the subject, with the main body of text being devoted to shell identification.
Author | : Dai Herbert |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 348 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : Slugs (Mollusks) |
ISBN | : |
Author | : M.G. Harasewych |
Publisher | : University of Chicago Press |
Total Pages | : 658 |
Release | : 2014-12-10 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 022617705X |
Who among us hasn’t marveled at the diversity and beauty of shells? Or picked one up, held it to our ear, and then gazed in wonder at its shape and hue? Many a lifelong shell collector has cut teeth (and toes) on the beaches of the Jersey Shore, the Outer Banks, or the coasts of Sanibel Island. Some have even dived to the depths of the ocean. But most of us are not familiar with the biological origin of shells, their role in explaining evolutionary history, and the incredible variety of forms in which they come. Shells are the external skeletons of mollusks, an ancient and diverse phylum of invertebrates that are in the earliest fossil record of multicellular life over 500 million years ago. There are over 100,000 kinds of recorded mollusks, and some estimate that there are over amillion more that have yet to be discovered. Some breathe air, others live in fresh water, but most live in the ocean. They range in size from a grain of sand to a beach ball and in weight from a few grams to several hundred pounds. And in this lavishly illustrated volume, they finally get their full due. The Book of Shells offers a visually stunning and scientifically engaging guide to six hundred of the most intriguing mollusk shells, each chosen to convey the range of shapes and sizes that occur across a range of species. Each shell is reproduced here at its actual size, in full color, and is accompanied by an explanation of the shell’s range, distribution, abundance, habitat, and operculum—the piece that protects the mollusk when it’s in the shell. Brief scientific and historical accounts of each shell and related species include fun-filled facts and anecdotes that broaden its portrait. The Matchless Cone, for instance, or Conus cedonulli, was one of the rarest shells collected during the eighteenth century. So much so, in fact, that a specimen in 1796 was sold for more than six times as much as a painting by Vermeer at the same auction. But since the advent of scuba diving, this shell has become far more accessible to collectors—though not without certain risks. Some species of Conus produce venom that has caused more than thirty known human deaths. The Zebra Nerite, the Heart Cockle, the Indian Babylon, the Junonia, the Atlantic Thorny Oyster—shells from habitats spanning the poles and the tropics, from the highest mountains to the ocean’s deepest recesses, are all on display in this definitive work.
Author | : Douw Gerbrand Steyn |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 300 |
Release | : 2005 |
Genre | : Gastropoda |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Sangeeta M. Sonak |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 257 |
Release | : 2017-08-14 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 3319550993 |
This book offers a unique introduction to the study of shells and molluscs for all those who take pleasure in shells, the treasure of the sea. However, unlike other shell albums, compendiums or guides, the central focus of this book is on shells and not molluscs. Therefore, in addition to the classification and identification of shells, the book also addresses aspects including the shell art and shell craft of Goa, the importance of shells, and literary works related to shells and their writers. The book also describes various shell habitats of Goa. The primary objective of this book is to introduce readers to the concept of shell heritage and to spark curiosity and scientific interest, not just among conchologists but also local and visiting beachgoers. Accordingly, it primarily uses straightforward, non-technical language. The book will also appeal to those readers without any previous knowledge of the subject, helping them to understand and appreciate the shells that they collect from the seashores of Goa.