DK Handbook: Shells

This guide to shells is designed to make identification of the different varieties as simple and accurate as possible.

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For beginners and established enthusiasts alike the Dorling Kindersley Handbook of Shells explains what a seashell is how seashells are classified and shows you how to start a collection. To help you in the initial stages of identification the book provides a visual identity key showing the differences between the major classes of seashell identifies each genus by shape and guides you to the correct species entry. A concise glossary explains all technical and scientific terms used.