Project Gutenberg 2013-07-26 Public domain in the USA. 125 Sowerby, G. B. (George Brettingham) 1812 1884 Sowerby, George Brettingham Illustrated Index of British Shells Containing figures of all the recent species Produced by Chris Curnow, Keith Edkins and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Illustrated Index of British Shells" by G. B. Sowerby is a scientific publication written in the mid-19th century. This work provides detailed illustrations and descriptions of recent shell species found in Britain, along with names and critical information aimed at assisting both naturalists and collectors. The opening of the text presents the author's motivation behind this comprehensive guide, illustrating a gap in existing literature that combines easy accessibility with informative content. Sowerby notes the limitations of prior works, such as a lack of visual references in existing catalogs and expensive comprehensive volumes that were out of reach for many enthusiasts. He outlines an array of mollusca classifications and includes various figures and descriptions that cover around 600 species, highlighting their habitats, behaviors, and localities. This serves as a practical introduction for readers interested in identifying and understanding British shells more thoroughly. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 62.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Mollusks -- Great Britain -- Identification Mollusks -- Great Britain -- Geographical distribution Shells -- Great Britain QL Text Browsing: Nature/Gardening/Animals Browsing: Science - General Category: British Literature Category: Science - Biology Category: Nature/Gardening/Animals Category: Encyclopedias/Dictionaries/Reference 219129 2025-06-17T13:00:00.053647 text/html 219409 2013-07-26T10:16:32 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 6896856 2025-06-17T13:00:15.260038 application/epub+zip 6888726 2025-06-17T13:00:05.079121 application/epub+zip 121749 2025-06-17T13:00:02.677088 application/epub+zip 9009032 2025-06-17T13:00:21.473026 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 8969969 2025-06-17T13:00:12.756019 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 273017 2022-09-19T18:04:34.057665 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 129458 2023-09-19T04:02:48.540174 text/plain 15945 2025-06-17T13:00:21.670978 application/rdf+xml 14174 2025-06-17T13:00:03.332087 image/jpeg 3209 2025-06-17T13:00:03.006068 image/jpeg 6864829 2025-06-17T13:00:00.182634 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia