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MARINE SHELLS OF THE SEYCHELLES

by Alan G. Jarrett

Published by Carole Green Publishing. 1st. 2000

Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper. A comprehensive guide for the identification of shells from the Central Indian Ocean. A detailed description of each shell, useful line diagrams and annotated plates together with clear colour photographs of over 600 species. Large format. Red glazed pictorial boards. xiv and 149 pages including index.

Top corner of boards bumped, minor mark to lower edge of front board, else a lovely, clean copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased.

ISBN: 1903479002
Stock no. 1831283

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Contents

  • INTRODUCTION AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
  • Methods of Collecting Shells
  • Keeping Shells Alive
  • Cleaning live taken specimens
  • Records and presentation
  • Index of descriptions of Families and Species
  • Glossary of terms and Illustrations
  • BIBLIOGRAPHY
  • PART 1 THE GASTGROPODA
  • PART 2 THE BIVALVIA
  • Introduction to the Bivalvia
  • Glossary of terms used in the descriptions of Bivalves
  • INDEX

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