This field guide features more than 450 full-color illustrations of
shells for easy identification and provides complete descriptions,
habitats, collecting details, size ranges, and dollar values for each
specimen. The scientific names listed are the latest corrections or
renamings by conchologists. Beginning or seasoned shell collectors will
find this field guide easy to use. The guide features seashells from the
waters of the Atlantic, Pacific, and Gulf coasts of North America and
the coasts of the Bahamas, the Caribbean, the West Indies, and Hawaii.