Meinkoth, Norman August, 1913-

The Audubon Society field guide to North American seashore creatures / Norman A. Meinkoth. - A Chanticleer Press ed. - New York : New York : A.A. Knopf ; Distributed by Random House, c1981. - 813 p. : col. ill., maps ; 20 cm. - The Audubon Society field guide series .

Includes index.

COLOR PLATES: Sponges and Corals --
Plantlike Animals --
Sea Squirts --
Encrusting Animals --
Flowerlike Animals --
Sea Anemones --
Flatworms, Nudibrancs, and Sea Hares --
Wormlike Animals --
Barnacles --
Oysters, Mussels, and Clams --
Scallops and Cockles --
Chitons --
Limpets and Abalones --
Whelks, Conchs, and Augers --
Olives and Doves --
Periwinkles and other Snails --
Octopods and Squids --
Jellylike Animals --
Urchins and Sand Dollars --
Sea Stars --
Lobsters and Shrimps --
Crabs. TEXT: Sponges --
Cnidarians --
Comb Jellies --
Flatworms --
Nemertean Worms --
Segmented Worms --
Aschelminthean Worms --
Peanut Worms --
Echiurid Worms --
Mollusks --
Arthropods --
Echinoderms --
Bryozoans --
Entoprocts --
Phoronids --
Brachiopods --
Acorn Worms --
Chordates.

Nearly 700 color photographs and text introduce the common name, scientific name, habitat, and range of sea-shore creatures.

0394519930 (pbk.) 9780394519937 (pbk.)


Marine invertebrates--North America--Identification.
Invertebrados marinos--Norteamerica--Identificación.

QL 151 / M514a 1981

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