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Common Seashells of Britain and Ireland (WildID)
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WildID Seashells guide features 40 common seashells found on the seashore in Britain and Ireland. Accompanying text describes how to identify each type of shell.
Shells are a common sight at the seaside. This seashells guide is perfect to take with you when walking along the beach or coastline. Great places to hunt for seashells include the strandline, beaches close to river estuaries and bottom of the beach at low tide. Alternatively, if you just want to learn more about seashells, this guide is just the place to start!
The animals that produce the seashells featured on this guide are all molluscs. This group of animals includes snails, slugs, mussels, octopus and squid. As a group, molluscs have no skeleton, so some produce a hard external shell for protection. Shell-bearing molluscs can be divided into two major groups: gastropods and bivalves.
Bivalves featured on the seashells guide include mussels, cockles, scallops, razor shells, oysters, venus shells and others. The gastropods include topshells, periwinkles, limpets, cowries and whelks.
Our popular seashell field guide measures 24.5cmx17.5cm and is extremely lightweight and compact, and the perfect shell identification chart for popping in your bag when heading to the coast. All wildlife identification guides are laminated, meaning they are showerproof for use outside. and can be wiped clean.
Shells are a common sight at the seaside. This seashells guide is perfect to take with you when walking along the beach or coastline. Great places to hunt for seashells include the strandline, beaches close to river estuaries and bottom of the beach at low tide. Alternatively, if you just want to learn more about seashells, this guide is just the place to start!
The animals that produce the seashells featured on this guide are all molluscs. This group of animals includes snails, slugs, mussels, octopus and squid. As a group, molluscs have no skeleton, so some produce a hard external shell for protection. Shell-bearing molluscs can be divided into two major groups: gastropods and bivalves.
Bivalves featured on the seashells guide include mussels, cockles, scallops, razor shells, oysters, venus shells and others. The gastropods include topshells, periwinkles, limpets, cowries and whelks.
Our popular seashell field guide measures 24.5cmx17.5cm and is extremely lightweight and compact, and the perfect shell identification chart for popping in your bag when heading to the coast. All wildlife identification guides are laminated, meaning they are showerproof for use outside. and can be wiped clean.
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Additional information
| Publisher | Field Studies Council (22 Feb. 2013) |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Paperback | 8 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 1908819065 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1908819062 |
| Dimensions | 17.7 x 0.3 x 24.5 cm |
by Mrs. Lynni pinny
Informative but a disappointment it’s just a leaflet not what I expected.
by Dani
This is very clear informative fold out chart. I had not read the description properly and was expecting a book! It is more like a laminated pamphlet, but the information is good and it will defiantly help with Shell identification.
by snowflake
bought this for my granddaughter who lives on the isle of Wight and is getting into shells good guide for her 1stt one
by Gilbert Henderson
Pleased with purchase ????
by Mrs. J A Smith
Bought this for my upcoming holiday in Cornwall with my 4 year old Grandaughter, we both love shells and will enable us to identify many more of them!
by Marylava
Very good selection of shells but doesn’t last long if it gets wet.
by Christine Nicholls
Living on the coast I have collected lots of shells. I have been able to identify most of them through this chart. Very easy to use with young children.
by Anthony Fitch
Bought for my 5y old nephew, he loves it. It inspired him to arrange and identify his seashell collection, and now he has it blu-tacked to his bedroom wall