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...
http://www.www.all-about-seashells.com/?id=5&q=Molluscs_of_the_sea,_traditional__sea_shells_  - 12/19/2006

What Is A Shell?
by Lynn Scheu Shells are lovely natural objects, equals in beauty to any flower or butterfly, they are more than just pretty baubles found on beaches. They are the exterior skeletons (exoskeletons) of a group of animals called mollusks. ...
http://www.www.all-about-seashells.com/?id=7&q=What_Is_A_Shell_  - 12/19/2006

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,...
http://www.www.all-about-seashells.com/?id=12&q=Types_of_Mollusks  - 12/19/2006

Making a Shell
Written by Shireen Gonzaga and Marc Airhart The blood of a mollusk is rich in a liquid form of calcium. A soft, outer organ called the mantle concentrates the calcium in areas where it can separate out from the blood, forming calcium carbonate crystals. The mantle deposits sheets of the...
http://www.www.all-about-seashells.com/?id=13&q=Making_a_Shell  - 12/19/2006

Mollusckque - Mollusk vs Mollusc
by Gary RosenbergMalacologists and conchologists often wonder whether "mollusk" or "mollusc" is the correct or preferred spelling of the vernacular name for the phylum Mollusca. A debate on the subject appeared in ...
http://www.www.all-about-seashells.com/?id=54&q=Mollusckque___Mollusk_vs_Mollusc  - 12/20/2006

The World‘s Most Beautiful Seashells
by Leonard Hill and Pete Carmichael. 246 pp., 462 colored plates. Carmichael Publications, Tampa, FL. Hardback $29.95; softcover $22.95. ISBN 1-884942-00-8.    Without question the stunning photographs of the 460 species...
http://www.www.all-about-seashells.com/?id=60&q=The_World__145s_Most_Beautiful_Seashells_  - 12/20/2006

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 Scaphopoda...
http://www.www.all-about-seashells.com/?id=61&q=Molluscs_of_the_sea,_traditional__sea_shells_  - 12/20/2006

Seashell Motifs and Meanings through History
Stone Age people used seashells to adorn jewelry, boats and even their dwellings. In tropical countries, many tribes used shells as money. Throughout history, architects and artists have incorporated shell motifs and symbolism into their work. In a sub-Saharan Africa Swaziland mine,...
http://www.www.all-about-seashells.com/?id=62&q=Seashell_Motifs_and_Meanings_through_History  - 12/20/2006

Shells in History
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 wonders, strewn along beaches like jewels from the...
http://www.www.all-about-seashells.com/?id=72&q=Shells_in_History  - 01/12/2007

A NEW SHELL FRONTIER: FIJI ISLANDS
A NEW SHELL FRONTIER: FIJI ISLANDS   by José Coltro My trip to Fiji started September 1st at night. First to Dallas (a 9½ hour flight); then to Los Angeles (4 hours); then I lost Sunday by crossing the international date line, ...
http://www.www.all-about-seashells.com/?id=94&q=A_NEW_SHELL_FRONTIER__FIJI_ISLANDS_  - 01/12/2007

Dressed to thrill
Dressed to thrillBy MARSHA FOTTLER marsha.fottler@heraldtribune.comIf you‘d rather set a gorgeous table than prepare a gourmet meal, pull up a chair and prepare to be inspired. Two Sarasota divas of lavish tabletop décor, Barbara Roane of Annabelle‘s and Mary Fehily of...
http://www.www.all-about-seashells.com/?id=123&q=Dressed_to_thrill  - 01/12/2007

ANTIQUES; Seashells For Love And Money
By WENDY MOONAN Published: April 24, 1998 In Mariah Carey‘s new music video for MTV, she is singing on a giant shell, a Herb Ritts take on Botticelli‘s Venus. One of the best lots in Christie‘s Los Angeles sale of Piero Fornasetti designs on May 19 is a 1950‘s chandelier...
http://www.www.all-about-seashells.com/?id=138&q=_ANTIQUES;_Seashells_For_Love_And_Money  - 01/12/2007

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 Scaphopoda...
http://www.www.all-about-seashells.com/?id=175&q=Molluscs_of_the_sea,_traditional__sea_shells_  - 01/23/2007

Making a Shell
The blood of a mollusk is rich in a liquid form of calcium. A soft, outer organ called the mantle concentrates the calcium in areas where it can separate out from the blood, forming calcium carbonate crystals. The mantle deposits sheets of the crystal in varying thicknesses. The individual...
http://www.www.all-about-seashells.com/?id=180&q=Making_a_Shell  - 01/23/2007

Philippine Products, Handmade Handicrafts and Shell Crafts
All natural sea shell jewelry components and materials come from different kinds of fashionable sea jewels like puka, paua, troca, blacklip and brownlip, hammer, nautilus, Mother of Pearl or...
http://www.www.all-about-seashells.com/?id=192&q=Philippine_Products,_Handmade_Handicrafts_and  - 01/23/2007