The invertebrates: a synthesis.
Oxford: Blackwell Scientific Publications, (2002. third edition). Quarto, paperback, text illustrations. More
INVERTEBRATES - Molluscs and Cephalopods
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Nudibranchs and related molluscs.
Melbourne: Museum of Victoria, 2015. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs, line drawings. Nudibranchs, often referred to as 'butterflies of the sea', belong to a group that includes bubble shells, sea hares, side-gilled slugs, sap-sucking slugs and sea butterflies (pteropods). This group includes some of the most beautiful, colourful and delicate of..... More
Slugs and snails.
London: Harper Collins Publishers, 2016. Octavo, colour photographs, text illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper. New Naturalist 133. Slugs and snails are part of the great Phylum Mollusca, a group that contains creatures as varied as the fast-moving squid or the sedentary clams, cockles and mussels. The largest group, however, are..... More
Seashells.
New York: Abrams, 2007. Octavo, dustwrapper, colour photographs. Introduces the reader to seashells in all their variety, explaining why they look as they do, as well as looking at the exotic and the familiar, from tropical corals and rare fossils to everyday clamshells and barnacles. Photographs by Josie Iselin... More
Undersea jewels: a colour guide to Nudibranchs.
Canberra: Australian Biological Resources Study, 2006. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs. This is a guide to the nudibranchs of south-eastern Queensland. The book is easy to use and, as these animals are among the most colourful and charismatic of marine creatures, a pleasure to peruse. It covers 277 species of nudibranch..... More
The search for the giant squid: the biology and mythology of the world's most elusive creature.
New York: The Lyons Press, 1999. Octavo, paperback, photographs, other illustrations. Marine biologist, explorer, and artist Richard Ellis delves into myth, literature, and science to bring readers face-to-face with this remarkable animal. Interweaving his narrative with a wealth of illustrations and photographs, Ellis presents a scientific and cultural history... More
One hundred seashells.
New York: Little Brown, 2005. Quarto, dustwrapper, colour photographs. Feinstein has created a portfolio of images stunning in their delicacy and detail. Each picture is coupled with an identifying caption that makes the book as practical as it is exquisite, for art lovers and nature enthusiasts alike. More
Preparing the ghost: an essay concerning the Giant squid and its first photographer.
New York: W. W. Norton, 2014. Small octavo, dustwrapper, black and white illustrations. Moses Harvey was the eccentric Newfoundland reverend and amateur naturalist who first photographed the near-mythic giant squid in 1874, draping it over a shower curtain rod to display its magnitude. In Preparing the Ghost, what begins as..... More
Cephalopod behaviour.
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1998. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs, other illustrations. This book examines the complex behaviour of cephalapods, summarizing field and laboratory data from a wide variety of sources in the first comprehensive account of the life of cephalapods in their natural habitats. More
Land snails of Lord Howe Island.
Sydney: Australian Museum, 2020. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs, maps. All endemic and introduced species of Lord Howe Island are collected together for the first time in this illustrated pocket guide. More
Conus of the southeastern United States and Caribbean.
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2014. Quarto, dustwrapper, colour photographs, line drawings, maps. Prized for their amazing variety and extraordinary beauty, Conus is the largest genus of animals in the sea. The shells of these marine mollusks occur throughout the world's tropical and subtropical oceans and contribute significantly to marine biodiversity..... More
Field guide to Sea stingers and other venomous and poisonous marine invertebrates.
Perth: Western Australian Museum, (2010. revised edition). Octavo, paperback, colour photographs. Our coastline extends from the tropical waters of the north to the temperate waters in the south, and attracts thousands of swimmers, sailors, skindivers, fishers, naturalists and beach walkers. This heavily illustrated and informative book identifies those animals in..... More
Living shells.
Raleigh: Ivy House Publishing Group, 2010. Quarto, oblong format, dustwrapper, colour photographs. This award winning book presents the rarest, most exquisite living shells of the world, many of which have never been photographed before. Experience these unique creatures up close, in all of their splendour, within their native habitats, deep..... More
Spirals in time: the secret life and curious afterlife of seashells.
London: Bloomsbury Publishing, 2015. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs, text illustrations. This book provides a natural history of the seashell. Two major themes weave through the narrative: the science and natural history of shells and their original owners, and the cultural importance and ways they have been used by humans over..... More
Octopus.
London: Reaktion Books, 2014. Octavo, paperback, photographs, illustrations. Reaktion Animal Series. The octopus is generally acknowledged to be the most intelligent invertebrate in the world: according to marine biologists the common octopus (Octopus vulgaris) has a mental capacity comparable with that of a dog. This book explores both what is..... More
Australian land snails, volume two: a field guide to southern, central and western species.
Sydney: Bioculture Press for Australian Museum, 2017. Quarto, paperback, colour photographs, maps. Covers 756 species in 39 families from an area that extends from western Queensland and New South Wales to Victoria and Tasmania, South Australia, Western Australia and the Northern Territory; several species from Christmas Island are also included..... More
Oyster.
London: Reaktion Books, 2004. Octavo, paperback, colour and black and white illustrations. Reaktion Animal Series. Part of an unusual series that looks at the subject animal and its place in human history. Oyster, literary historian and radio broadcaster Rebecca Stott tells the extraordinary story of the oyster and its pearl..... More
A natural history of shells.
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2021. Octavo, paperback, black and white photographs, map. From 'one of the master naturalists of our time' (American Scientist), a fascinating exploration of what seashells reveal about biology, evolution, and the history of life. Geerat Vermeij wrote this celebration of shells to share his enthusiasm for..... More
A handbook to Australian seashells: on seashores east to west and north to south.
Frenchs Forest: New Holland, (2013. reprint). Octavo, paperback, colour photographs. Includes over 375 species of the most common seashells found along our seashores. Each one is illustrated with a beautiful colour photograph showing its colours, patterns, shape and sculpture. The introductory section describes what molluscs are, how and where they..... More
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