Molluscs of the sea, traditional "sea shells"
While many sea animals produce exoskeletons, usually only those of molluscs (also spelt "mollusk") are normally considered to be "sea shells". The majority of shell-forming molluscs belong to the classes Gastropoda (univalves, or snails) or Bivalvia. Three other shell-bearing classes are...
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Shells in other animals
While not "shells" in the strict sense, a large variety of other animal taxa form exoskeletons of calcium carbonate, chiton or silica which are used for protection, locomotion, defence, structure or feeding. Other sea creatures relationship with a class of The construction of the shell-like...
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Shells in History
Written by Shireen Gonzaga and Marc Airhart For much of human history, seashells have held a prominent place in our culture. They’ve been used as money, medicine, ornaments, and objects of art. They’ve been weighed, measured, sliced and cataloged by scientists. These natural...
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Types of Mollusks
Written by Shireen Gonzaga and Marc Airhart Mollusks have adapted to an amazing range of environments. Clams and snails can be found living on mountains, in lakes and ponds, marshes, bays and estuaries, along sandy seashores, floating on the sea surface and living at the bottom of the sea,...
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Shellfish as Food and Medicine
For many of us, shells are associated with food. Shellfish such as clams, oysters, scallops and mussels are popular on the menus of cultures all over the world. This food trend has its roots in the earliest times in human civilization. Ancient kitchen middens, a fancy name for huge garbage...
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How are seashells created? Or any other shell, such as a snail‘s or a turtle‘s?
The exoskeletons of snails and clams, or their shells in common parlance, differ from the endoskeletons of turtles in several ways. Seashells are the exoskeletons of mollusks such as snails, clams, oysters and many others. Such shells have three distinct layers and are composed mostly of...
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Crafting with Sea Shells
By Marie Browning, Marie Browning CreatesClean your shells you have gathered from the beach by scrubbing with soap and water. Bleaching the shell give them a weathered sun baked look and softens the hues thereby blending the look when displayed together. Mix a solution of half bleach and half...
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How to make "Beach in a Jar"
Fill a jar with sand and shells from the beach you visited.What You Need: Glass jar with lid Glass cleaner Paint pen, optional Sand Shells, pebbles, small pieces of driftwood, and sea glass Thick crafts glue Instructions: 1. Use glass cleaner to remove fingerprints from...
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Acanthaster Planci
Author: Pierre Madl Colloquial Meeting of Marine Biology I 1. Introduction: Asteroids (sea stars or pin cushion stars) are mostly detritus feeders, but some are omnivores or even predators. Both species of Culcita (in particular C.coriacea,...
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New Species - Terrestrial Shells
The Land Mollusk section of "News of New Species" is intended to provide a synopsis of information contained in the original description. The focus will be on new species descriptions of the larger, more popular groups ...
http://www.www.all-about-seashells.com/?id=35&q=New_Species___Terrestrial_Shells  - 12/20/2006

COLLECTING SHELLS
Introduction by Lynn Scheu Even though they are one of the most diverse of all animal phyla, the Mollusca are usually characterized in the mind of man simply as "seashells." As colorful, varied and pleasing to ...
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Achatina fulica (Bowdich, 1822): A NEW OLD PROBLEM
by Jose Coltro Many Florida residents remember the problem with Achatina fulica when it was introduced in this state. As an agricultural pest in Florida, the shell was eradicated (see Abbott, 1989, Compendium of Landshells, pg.78) in...
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After the Big Blow. . .
from Australian correspondent Patty Jansen It is not often that you get the opportunity to go through a tropical cyclone and come out unscathed at the other end. In fact, the last time a cyclone hit Townsville...
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Brazilian Seashells: An Unexplored World
by Jose Coltro For many years I have been working with Brazilian shells. I remember when I was 5 years old collecting Olivancillaria vesica in Santos - today a very polluted port near Sao Paulo. I started to study Brazilian shells as a...
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COLLECTING IN THE SOLOMONS -- JUNE 1996
by Gene EversonIf you are like me, you find it disappointing to read about a shell trip to a wonderful sounding marine area, only to find it is 90% about the country, and the other 10% is about all the money cowries or...
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