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10 Beginning Collector Shells
1. Conch Shell - The conch is the common
name applied to many species of mollusks. Most conchs live in colonies and
are found in sand and grassy areas. They are sometimes called the sea cows
of the shell world because they are herbivores, grazing on the algae and
sea grass. Read
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What
are Seashells?
A shell is the most universally identifiable
part of a creature known as a mollusk. Mollusks are invertebrate animals
(think of a snail) with an unsegmented, basically symmetrical body,
generally consisting of head, foot, visceral hump and mantle. Mollusks are
descendants from primitive wormlike creatures inched around in the ooze of
primeval seas millions of years ago. As dissolving land masses began to....
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How are Shells Named?
Shells are named using Systema Natuae which was developed by Swedish
naturalist Karl Linne. This system gives each species a two part
Latinized name consisting of genus and species. A genus name is like a
persons surname. It appears first and is always capitalized. The species
name is like a persons first name and is never capitalized. Following the
Latin binomial comes.... Read
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Classification
of Mollusks
All mollusks have soft bodies. In fact, Mollis
is Latin and Malakos is Greek for soft. The study of mollusks is known as
Malacology. Most mollusks develop hard shells to protect them from their
hostile environment. Their fleshy mantle secretes a shell in generally a
single or pair of valves. Based on their shell type, scientists and
educators engaged in Malacology have classified mollusks into six classes:
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