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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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...
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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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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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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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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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The Excitement of Discovery
by Brian L. McElaney Even more than twenty years after the fact, I still remember the day my particular interest in freshwater shells began. At age 15, I had just returned from a family trip to the Bahamas with a suitcase full of shells....
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Isolation and Evolution of the Amphidromus in Nusa Tenggara
by Richard L. Goldberg & Mike SevernsThe eminent malacologist and land snail aficionado William Clench once claimed that if he were transported blindfolded to a tropical Pacific island, he could determine his location based on the...
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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 ...
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Seashells of Eastern Arabia
by Donald T. Bosch, S. Peter Dance, Robert G. Moolenbeek and P. Graham Oliver. Edited by S. Peter Dance. Motivate Publishing, Dubai, U.A.E. 9.5" X 12.5" Hardbound. 296 pages. Many color and b/w photos, drawings, diagrams. map. $85 U.S. ...
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WHERE ARE THE TAHITIAN
By M. TOUITOU David I decided to write this article, due to my anger over the disappearance of our seashells...A strange phenomenon must have happened here, but which one ?Of course, everywhere around the world, in any place, shells are less abundant than before.When I first came here in...
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SEASHELLS AS LIVING CREATURES
By Patti NardinLand snails and slugs are related to the seashells and nudibranchs that live in the ocean. They both are soft bodied, legless animals called mollusks. The beautiful shells that we find on the beach are the leftover external skeletons of fairly complex creatures that contain a central...
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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.all-about-seashells.com/?id=72&q=Shells_in_History  - 01/12/2007

Marco Island Florida Shelling
Marco Island Florida Shelling by Emily Savage Marco Island has beautiful white sand beaches which beckon to all who take pleasure in the wonders of nature. We are so blessed to have the opportunity to see nature at work -- tides which come and go -- leaving behind treasures for the...
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God, Stephen Wolfram, and Everything Else
God, Stephen Wolfram, and Everything Else Michael S. Malone, Forbes ASAP, 11.27.00 THE TASK IS SIMPLE but impossible. You are standing on the 50-yard line inside the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, and your job is to tile the field with 1-inch-square bathroom floor...
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