The Intertidal Bivalves of British Columbia - Handbook No. 17
by Quayle, D.B
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Victoria, British Columbia, Canada: British Columbia Provincial Museum, 1970. Book. Illus. by Beebe, Frank L.. Good. Paperback. Reprint. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 104 pages including glossary and index. Sunning to spine and small nicks to each end of spine. Moderate wear overall. Numerous excellent black and white illustrations. Provides identification of some common lamellibranch or bivalve molluscs living in the intertidal zone along the British Columbia coast. These creatures live in deep and shallow water, salt, brackish, and fresh water, lying loosely on the surface, attached to the surface or burrowing in mud, sand, wood, clay, or stone. Several groups, among which are the scallops, are able to swim. Covers the following families and species: Glycymeridae, anonidae, mytilidae, pectinidae, ostreidae, tellinidae, semelidae, solenidae, mactridae, cardiidae, gariidae, veneridae, ungulinidae, lyonsiidae, erycinidae, myidae, hiatellidae, pholadidae, teredinidae..
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- Title
- The Intertidal Bivalves of British Columbia - Handbook No. 17
- Author
- Quayle, D.B
- Illustrator
- Beebe, Frank L.
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- British Columbia Provincial Museum
- Place of Publication
- Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
- Date Published
- 1970
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- Quayle, D.B. The Intertidal Bivalves of British Columbia - Handbook No. 17 104 pages including glossary and index. Sunning to spine and small nicks to each end of spine. Moderate wear overall. Numerous excellent black and white illustrations. Provides
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- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
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- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....