Shells and Shellfish of the Pacific Northwest

by Rick M Harbo

Book Overview

Shells and Shellfish of the Pacific Northwest is the indispensable guide for beachcombers, seashell collectors, divers or anyone who wants to know more about the shells and shellfish found along the saltwater beaches and intertidal areas of the Pacific Northwest. Everyone from weekend adventurers to serious collectors will love this book

This comprehensive field guide introduces more than 250 species of mollusks - clams, oysters, scallops,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1550171461
• ISBN13: 9781550171464
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: Harbour Publishing
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

Invaluable for Northwest Shell Enthusiasts

As a newcomer to the Northwest, I sought a book that would enable me to identify the various seashells I had begun to collect on area beaches. This book is the only complete "non-scientific" field-guide type of text I have found on the subject. In other words, species are referenced by English common names, rather than simply by their more correct, but intimidating Latin names. All species are depicted in color photographs, with corresponding descriptions of habits, habitat, physical features, abundance, etc. Of particular interest are the color photos of the "shows", or siphons, of buried live bivalves. There is some room for improvement in a future edition. I would like to see more specific information on distribution and abundance, collecting techniques, and on distinguishing species of similar appearance. However, it is the best existing guide to the topic that I yet know of, and it has greatly expanded my knowledge and enjoyment of Northwest shells.