Discover how horseshoe crabs have lived in the ocean for 300 million years. Learn all about the giant clam - the largest shellfish of all, which can live for 100 years. This book takes you on a magical journey through some of the wonders of our oceans.
Discover how horseshoe crabs have lived in the ocean for 300 million years. Learn all about the giant clam - the largest shellfish of all, which can live for 100 years. This book takes you on a magical journey through some of the wonders of our oceans.
General Note
"DK Smithsonian" at head of title.
Content previously published as "The Rock and Gem Book" in 2016.
Includes index.
Content Note
Shells -- Tuns, winkels, and relatives -- Conchs and cowries -- Unusual mover -- Augers, cones, and turrids -- Whelks and relatives -- Murexes and relatives -- Other snails -- Floating the waves -- Clams, cockles, and relatives -- Oysters, scallops, and relatives -- Strange shells -- Nature's submarine-- Index and acknowledgments.