A Field Guide to Shells of the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies (3rd Edition) (Peterson Field Guide Series)

xxviii, 330 pp. Includes 1035 shells and 1033 illustrations. "This compact edition will enable the collector to identify readily the shells of eastern North America. 1035 species and subspecies of shells are found in the guide, and all but 2 of these are illustrated in a separate section containing 76 plates. Boldface subheadings point up for rapid finding important facts about range, habitat, and physical characters for the convenience of the reader. All the shells are given English common names, which in this edition precede their scientific names to enable those familiar only with the common names to find them with ease. This work is part of the famous Peterson Field Guide Series and is sponsored by the National Audubon Society and National Wildlife Federation."