Florida's Seashells A Beachcomber's Guide

About this book

Florida's Seashells, the bestselling guide for beachcombers, is now updated and expanded in a new edition. This new volume has more shells identified and explained, with 287 species represented by over 400 full-colour images and 175 range maps.

This book showcases the diversity of Florida's seashells and presents them in the way they come to us on beaches. Knowing the names, stories, and varied appearances of seashells can sharpen a beachcomber's eyes to their beauty and rarity, and offer collectors an outlet for the appreciation of nature's splendor. Florida's Seashells's elegant organization allows easy identification of seashells common to the southeastern United States and the Caribbean.

Contents

- Introduction
- Finding Beach Shells
- Guide Organization
- Shelled Mollusk Anatomy
- Gastropods
- Bivalves
- Scaphopods
- Cephalopods
- Itty-Bitty Shells
- Shell Color Variation and Mollusk Bits and Pieces
- Shell Wars (Shell Bioerosion)
- Fossil Shells
- How Shells Came to Be
- Resources and Suggested Reading
- Index

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Biography

Blair Witherington and Dawn Witherington are professional naturalists. Blair is a research scientist with the Fish and Wildlife Research Institute in Florida. He has his bachelor's and master's degrees in biology from the University of Central Florida and a doctorate in zoology from the University of Florida. He has contributed numerous scientific articles and book chapters on sea turtle biology, and his books include two volumes on sea turtles and their conservation. Dawn is a graphic design artist and scientific illustrator trained at the Art Institutes of Colorado and Fort Lauderdale. Her art and design are prominent in natural history books, posters, and museum exhibits. Blair and Dawn have merged their art, writing, photography, and design in a number of projects, including Florida's Living Beaches: A Beachcomber's Guide, Florida's Seashells, Living Beaches of Georgia and the Carolinas: A Beachcomber's Guide, and Seashells of Georgia and the Carolinas: A Beachcomber's Guide.