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Shell Life on the Seashore
About this book
'Armed with this intrepid survey, we can see a brave new world down there on the
beach ... Exquisite revelation, of the most wonderful, watery kind.' -
Philip Hoare
For many, the highlights of
seaside holidays are
rockpooling and gathering the glorious array of
shells left strewn on the beach after the receding tide. Attracted by the infinite variety of shapes and colours, visitors can never resist making a
souvenir collection of their own - but little do they suspect the fascinating lives of the
animals who once occupied them.
What if each shell had a story of its own to tell us, if only we knew the language? Mr Street's delightful, informative
guide uncovers the
secret history of each common shell, revealing not only which
marine creature once inhabited it but the unique challenges of its watery habitat it had to solve.
From
barnacles to
oysters,
cockles to
sea slugs,
winkles to
carnivorous snails,
molluscs and lesser-known members of the
octopus family,
Shell Life on the Seashore is the essential
primer for recognising and collecting both these curious specimens and the 'empties' they leave behind - and will greatly increase the old-fashioned pleasures of a
coastal holiday for all the family.
Information
Table of contents
- Cover
- Landing Page
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Foreword by Philip Hoare
- Introduction
- 1: The Limpet and Other Shore Gastropods
- 2: Winkles, Top Shells and Their Relatives
- 3: The Carnivorous Snails
- 4: Bubble Shells, Sea-Slugs and Tusk Shells
- 5: Mussels and the Bivalve Pattern
- 6: Oysters and Scallops
- 7: The Common Cockle and Its Relatives
- 8: Rounded Shells in Variety
- 9: Bivalves that Bore into Wood and Rock
- 10: The Octopus and Its Relatives
- 11: Barnacles on the Shore
- Some Practical Hints for Collecting and Photographing Shell Life
- Mollusc Classification
- Spotter’s Guide
- Index
- About the Authors
- Copyright