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An essential reference book for every collector and researcher of American seashells, Encyclopedia of Texas Seashells is a complete sourcebook and up-to-date identification guide, covering an unprecedented nine hundred species of seashells and mollusks that reside in the marine habitats of the Gulf of Mexico. Special features: Illustrated guide to the general features of mollusks Family overviews Descriptions of deep-water, tropical, coral reef, and bank species Information boxes on notable species Assemblage photos of dominant species in primary Texas habitats Checklist and glossary This reference contains 987 detailed and data-rich color images for even the tiniest shells, a valuable primer on shell collecting as a hobby, and a wealth of entries on the history of use and study, habitats and ecology, shell characteristics, distribution, biology, and identification. Covering species that range from Florida to South America, the Encyclopedia of Texas Seashells will also be a valuable resource for anyone interested in seashells of the Western Atlantic.

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Encyclopedia of Texas Seashells is just that: an encyclopedia providing everything an amateur, naturalist, or researcher would need regarding Texas seashells. This text is accessible to a wide range of audiences. Overall this appears to be a very complete overview of Texas Seashells and must have reference material for anyone interested in them. --Rebecca K./i><br>--Rebecca K. Swadek Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas (03/12/2013)

The long waited-for Encyclopedia of Texas Shells aims to cover the gap left since the releases of Jean Andrew's Seashells of the Texas Coast (1971) and Shells and Shores of Texas (1977). This great volume, however, expands considerably on the original format of Andrew's books by including more than 2,000 shell pictures, deep-sea records, and adding new taxa described or recorded from Texas in the 30+ years. The new Encyclopedia will become a must-have for anyone performing biological studies or field surveys in the Gulf of Mexico and vicinities. -- Jose H. Leal, Ph.D, Director, The Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum, Editor, The Nautilus <br><br>--Jose H. Leal Director, The Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum, Editor, The Nautilus

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JOHN W. (WES) TUNNELL JR. is a professor of biology, associate director of the Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies, and director of the Center for Coastal Studies at Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi. JEAN ANDREWS is a naturalist, artist, author, and illustrator who was first published on Texas seashells in 1971. She resides in Austin, Texas. NOE C. BARRERA is a malacologist, microphotographer, and book designer at the Center for Coastal Studies. FABIO MORETZSOHN is an assistant research scientist at the Harte Research Institute in systematics and conservation of marine invertebrates.

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