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Robert Tucker Abbott

    Robert Tucker Abbott was a leading 20th-century American conchologist and malacologist. He brought the study of mollusks to the public through his influential works, making complex scientific information accessible. Abbott's contributions extended beyond popularization, encompassing significant research, including field studies on parasite life cycles during World War II. His legacy endures through his numerous publications, translated globally, and his foundational role in establishing key institutions dedicated to malacology.

    Muscheln
    Coquillages. Espèces du monde entier
    Les Coquillages marins du monde
    Sea shells of the world: A guide to the better-known species of marine shells
    The Shell
    Compendium of Seashells
    • Compendium of Seashells

      • 411 pages
      • 15 hours of reading

      This is the 1998 reprint of this classic shell book. All of the world's shells are included, except for the very small (less than 1/2 inch), and the shells from great depths. Each shell is illustrated in color, and the brief description includes size, geographic range and habitat.

      Compendium of Seashells1998
      4.7
    • The Shell

      Gift of the Sea

      Beautiful collectors book with vivid pictures of seashells

      The Shell1984
    • Muscheln

      • 159 pages
      • 6 hours of reading
      Muscheln1978