This easy to follow, full-colour guide introduces the more than 250 species of mollusks found along the beaches and shallow waters of the Pacific Northwest.
This easy to follow, full-colour guide introduces the more than 250 species of mollusks found along the beaches and shallow waters of the Pacific Northwest.
Rick Harbo, B.Sc., is one of the Pacific Northwest's leading marine writers and photographers. Author of the bestselling Tidepool and Reef, The Edible Seashore, Guide to the Western Seashore, Shells and Shellfish of the Pacific Northwest, and Whelks to Whales, Harbo is a diver, teacher of marine life courses and a senior marine biologist with Fisheries and Oceans Canada in Nanaimo, BC, where he lives with his wife and children.
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Introduction 9 How to Use This Guide 10 Colour Guide Bivalves (Clams, Mussels, Oysters, Cockles, Scallops) 13 Brachiopods (Lamp Shells) 53 Bivalve Siphons & Shows or "Eyes Looking Out 55 Gastropods (Abalone, Snails, Limpets, Whelks) 69 Tuskshells 103 Chitons 105 Black-and-White Guide The Mollusks 113 Bivalves (Clams, Mussels, Oysters, Cockles, Scallops) jig Brachlopods (Lamp Shells) 180 Gastropods (Abalone, Snails, Limpets, Whelks) 181 Tuskshells 222 Chitons 225 Appendices Acknowledgements 233 Checklist 234 Further Reading 244 Recreational Harvest Information, Licensing Requirements and Regulations (19.96) 246 PSP (Red Tide) Marine Toxin Hotlines (1996) 246 Glossary of Terms 247 Glossary of Approximate Meanings of Scientific Names 250 Index 253
