Native Shells of Aotearoa

£15.74 £20.99

Native Shells of Aotearoa

Name: Native Shells of Aotearoa
Brand: Te Papa Press
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Written by Bruce Marshall and Kerry Walton

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A HANDY INTRODUCTION TO THE UNIQUE SHELLS OF AOTEAROA

Part of the Te Papa Te Taiao Nature Series, this accessible introduction to a range of the aquatic and terrestrial shell-bearing molluscs encountered in New Zealand is written by two experts from our national museum, Te Papa.

It features over 160 species, from chitons and mussels to snails and limpets and also offers insights into the museum's fieldwork and collections.

The book is charmingly illustrated with digital reproductions from photographs of Te Papa's vast collection of specimens. It's the perfect companion for the outdoors and for browsing at home or on holiday.

Bruce Marshall is a malacologist (shell expert) who has worked at Te Papa, and the previous National Museum, since 1976. As collection manager of mollusks, Bruce is responsible for a vast collection of several million specimens representing more than 4,700 New Zealand species.

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Kerry Walton is Curator Invertebrates at Te Papa and PhD candidate in the Department of Zoology, University of Otago.