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100 1 _aBritish Museum. Department of Zoology
_q(Natural History)
245 1 2 _aA guide to the shell and starfish galleries
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2024
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2024-05-12
508 _aRichard Tonsing, deaurider, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
520 _a"A Guide to the Shell and Starfish Galleries" is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. This work serves as an informative guide to the exhibition of mollusks, polyzoans, brachiopods, tunicates, echinoderms, and worms curated in the British Museum's Natural History section. It provides detailed descriptions and classifications of these diverse marine life forms, reflecting the era's fascination with natural history and taxonomy. At the start of the guide, the reader is introduced to the various galleries dedicated to different classes of sea creatures. The preface outlines the exhibition's focus, noting the popularity and study of animal shells and the systematic arrangement of mollusks on display. Specific details about the galleries are provided, such as the guidelines on species types, along with insights on their anatomical features and biology. The opening sets the stage for a more in-depth exploration of each class, inviting both visitors and students of natural history to engage with the fascinating world of marine life. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cUnited Kingdom: British Museum of Natural History, 1901
653 _aMollusks
653 _aWorms
653 _aEchinodermata
700 1 _aBell, F. J.
_q(Francis Jeffrey),
_d1855-1924
700 1 _aKirkpatrick, R.
_q(Randolph),
_d1863-1950
700 1 _aSmith, E. A.
_q(Edgar Albert),
_d1847-1916
856 4 _uhttps://archive.org/details/guidetoshellstar01brit
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/73609
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