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Collectible Florida Shells
This valuable addition to your collection of conchology books will help you identify the shells you collect in Gulf and Atlantic waters, as well as the tree snails of the Everglades, Caribbean and fossil shells, and other sea life cast upon the shore. Lots of color photographs make identification easy.
64 pages, Paperback
First published June 1, 1984
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About the author
R. Tucker Abbott
61 booksRobert Tucker Abbott was an American conchologist and malacologist. He was the author of more than 30 books on malacology, which were translated into many languages.
Abbott was one of the most prominent conchologists of the 20th century. He brought conchology to the public with his works, including most notably: American Seashells, 1974, Seashells of the World, 1962, and The Kingdom of the Seashell, 1972. He was an active member of the American Malacological Union and Conchologists of America.
During World War II, Abbott was first a Navy bomber pilot, and later worked for the Medical Research Unit doing research on schistosomiasis. He documented the life cycle of the schistosome in the Oncomelania, a small brown freshwater snail, which he studied in the rice fields of the Yangtze valley.
He married Mary M. Sisler on February 18, 1946. She was also a malacologist.
After World War II, Abbott worked at the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution (1944–1954) as Assistant Curator and Associate Curator of the Department of Mollusks. During this time, he earned his Master's and Ph.D. at George Washington University and wrote the first edition of American Seashells.
He then went to the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia (1954–1969). He was chair of the Department of Mollusks, and held the Pilsbry Chair of Malacology. During that time he went on a number of shelling expeditions to the Indo-Pacific region. He also started his own journal, "Indo-Pacific Mollusca". He also was an active editor on "The Nautilus"
In 1969, Abbott accepted the DuPont Chair of Malacology at the Delaware Museum of Natural History. He also headed the Department of Mollusks, and was Assistant Director. In 1971 he became editor-in-chief of The Nautilus.
Abbott was the Founding Director of The Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum on Sanibel Island. He died from pulmonary disease in 1995, two weeks before the museum opened. He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.
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Abbott was one of the most prominent conchologists of the 20th century. He brought conchology to the public with his works, including most notably: American Seashells, 1974, Seashells of the World, 1962, and The Kingdom of the Seashell, 1972. He was an active member of the American Malacological Union and Conchologists of America.
During World War II, Abbott was first a Navy bomber pilot, and later worked for the Medical Research Unit doing research on schistosomiasis. He documented the life cycle of the schistosome in the Oncomelania, a small brown freshwater snail, which he studied in the rice fields of the Yangtze valley.
He married Mary M. Sisler on February 18, 1946. She was also a malacologist.
After World War II, Abbott worked at the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution (1944–1954) as Assistant Curator and Associate Curator of the Department of Mollusks. During this time, he earned his Master's and Ph.D. at George Washington University and wrote the first edition of American Seashells.
He then went to the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia (1954–1969). He was chair of the Department of Mollusks, and held the Pilsbry Chair of Malacology. During that time he went on a number of shelling expeditions to the Indo-Pacific region. He also started his own journal, "Indo-Pacific Mollusca". He also was an active editor on "The Nautilus"
In 1969, Abbott accepted the DuPont Chair of Malacology at the Delaware Museum of Natural History. He also headed the Department of Mollusks, and was Assistant Director. In 1971 he became editor-in-chief of The Nautilus.
Abbott was the Founding Director of The Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum on Sanibel Island. He died from pulmonary disease in 1995, two weeks before the museum opened. He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Tucke...
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September 29, 2019
Comprehensive pictures as examples to use for coloring
January 22, 2016
This easy-to-read Florida seashells guide is a must-have book if you can find a copy. We borrowed ours from the local library. Suffice-to-say, it is a gem. My husband and I used it as a reference when we visited beaches on the west coast of Florida (Honeymoon Island, Stump Pass), the Panhandle (St. George) and the northeast coast (Little Talbot and Anastasia State Park). We started out with very little knowledge but by the time we finished hiking at our fifth beach, we had become old hats.
COLLECTABLE FLORIDA SHELLS helped us identify over thirty-five different forms of sea life. The colorful and detailed photos helped differentiate between the many species. Who knew there were so many types of scallops? What are the differences between a Moon and a Natica? What specimens are considered rare? You can find the answers to these questions and more when you open this book.
COLLECTABLE FLORIDA SHELLS helped us identify over thirty-five different forms of sea life. The colorful and detailed photos helped differentiate between the many species. Who knew there were so many types of scallops? What are the differences between a Moon and a Natica? What specimens are considered rare? You can find the answers to these questions and more when you open this book.
March 3, 2016
Very informative and useful. Glad I have a copy now that I am living in Florida!
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