Record #:

29372

Author(s):

Moore, Patricia M.

Abstract:

More than seven-hundred different kinds of shell-bearing animals exist in North Carolina’s estuarine and marine waters. For seashell collectors, the most popular types of shells found in the state are hinged bivalves and gastropods. This guide offers advice on the best places and times to search for shells.

Source:

Tar Heel (NoCar F 251 T37x), Vol. 9 Issue 6, June 1981, p40-50, il

Subject(s):

Shells--Collectors and collecting; Shells--North Carolina