WEST COAST SHELLS 



A Book for the Seaside, the Stream and the Forest 



TABLE OF CONTENTS 



PAGK 



Preface 3 



Suggestions for Beginners 8 



Lamp Shells and Their Allies.. 9 



Mussels and Pectens 32 



Oysters and Small Clams 50 



Chama, Cardium, and Venus.... 70 



Other Bivalve Mollusks 86 



Univalve Mollusks 118 



Marine Univalves 130 



The Smaller Sea Shells 163 



Shells Without Canals 197 



Tops and Turbans 223 



Pierced Shells and Chitons 242 



Air-breathing Snails and Slugs 263 

 Shells of Lakes and Streams. .299 



I ndex 319 



Glossary 2)21 



.\l)l)cndix 331 



Index 339 



