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American Nature Guides Seashells
This introduction to the world of marine seashells emphasizes the most attractive and best-known species. This guide will help you to:
-Identify
-Classify
-Understand the beautiful shells you see and collect
No other animals are so widely collected, traded, or bought and sold because of their beauty and rarity.
-Identify
-Classify
-Understand the beautiful shells you see and collect
No other animals are so widely collected, traded, or bought and sold because of their beauty and rarity.
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First published January 1, 1970
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About the author
R. Tucker Abbott
61 booksRobert Tucker Abbott was an American conchologist and malacologist. He was the author of more than 30 books on malacology, which were translated into many languages.
Abbott was one of the most prominent conchologists of the 20th century. He brought conchology to the public with his works, including most notably: American Seashells, 1974, Seashells of the World, 1962, and The Kingdom of the Seashell, 1972. He was an active member of the American Malacological Union and Conchologists of America.
During World War II, Abbott was first a Navy bomber pilot, and later worked for the Medical Research Unit doing research on schistosomiasis. He documented the life cycle of the schistosome in the Oncomelania, a small brown freshwater snail, which he studied in the rice fields of the Yangtze valley.
He married Mary M. Sisler on February 18, 1946. She was also a malacologist.
After World War II, Abbott worked at the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution (1944–1954) as Assistant Curator and Associate Curator of the Department of Mollusks. During this time, he earned his Master's and Ph.D. at George Washington University and wrote the first edition of American Seashells.
He then went to the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia (1954–1969). He was chair of the Department of Mollusks, and held the Pilsbry Chair of Malacology. During that time he went on a number of shelling expeditions to the Indo-Pacific region. He also started his own journal, "Indo-Pacific Mollusca". He also was an active editor on "The Nautilus"
In 1969, Abbott accepted the DuPont Chair of Malacology at the Delaware Museum of Natural History. He also headed the Department of Mollusks, and was Assistant Director. In 1971 he became editor-in-chief of The Nautilus.
Abbott was the Founding Director of The Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum on Sanibel Island. He died from pulmonary disease in 1995, two weeks before the museum opened. He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Tucke...
Abbott was one of the most prominent conchologists of the 20th century. He brought conchology to the public with his works, including most notably: American Seashells, 1974, Seashells of the World, 1962, and The Kingdom of the Seashell, 1972. He was an active member of the American Malacological Union and Conchologists of America.
During World War II, Abbott was first a Navy bomber pilot, and later worked for the Medical Research Unit doing research on schistosomiasis. He documented the life cycle of the schistosome in the Oncomelania, a small brown freshwater snail, which he studied in the rice fields of the Yangtze valley.
He married Mary M. Sisler on February 18, 1946. She was also a malacologist.
After World War II, Abbott worked at the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution (1944–1954) as Assistant Curator and Associate Curator of the Department of Mollusks. During this time, he earned his Master's and Ph.D. at George Washington University and wrote the first edition of American Seashells.
He then went to the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia (1954–1969). He was chair of the Department of Mollusks, and held the Pilsbry Chair of Malacology. During that time he went on a number of shelling expeditions to the Indo-Pacific region. He also started his own journal, "Indo-Pacific Mollusca". He also was an active editor on "The Nautilus"
In 1969, Abbott accepted the DuPont Chair of Malacology at the Delaware Museum of Natural History. He also headed the Department of Mollusks, and was Assistant Director. In 1971 he became editor-in-chief of The Nautilus.
Abbott was the Founding Director of The Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum on Sanibel Island. He died from pulmonary disease in 1995, two weeks before the museum opened. He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Tucke...
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November 20, 2015
This was a short little book detailing different kinds of seashells and their various characteristics and habitats.
With detailed illustrations, the booklet is a little bit dated, but it gets the job done in describing and informing the reader about shells. There were interesting factoids like how most Indian Chank shells that are found are "right-handed" (i.e. a shell where the whorls are added clockwise). But the "left-handed" is exceedingly rare and when found, it is mounted in silver and placed on temple altars due to the legend that the God Vishnu hid the sacred writings of India in a left-handed Indian Chank.
I bought this little book when I was in the 3rd grade, and was at the time, interested in seashells because I had started a collection of my own.
This booklet has a pretty decent selection and I liked the little quiz at the end of the book where kids (or adults) could test their knowledge after reading the text.
With detailed illustrations, the booklet is a little bit dated, but it gets the job done in describing and informing the reader about shells. There were interesting factoids like how most Indian Chank shells that are found are "right-handed" (i.e. a shell where the whorls are added clockwise). But the "left-handed" is exceedingly rare and when found, it is mounted in silver and placed on temple altars due to the legend that the God Vishnu hid the sacred writings of India in a left-handed Indian Chank.
I bought this little book when I was in the 3rd grade, and was at the time, interested in seashells because I had started a collection of my own.
This booklet has a pretty decent selection and I liked the little quiz at the end of the book where kids (or adults) could test their knowledge after reading the text.
February 5, 2013
this book help me for finished my research
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