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Despite appearances, the argonauts, or paper nautilus, are more closely related to the octopus than to the chambered nautilus. Their shell is, in fact, not a shell at all, but a protective egg case.
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The pustulate cowry is similar in shape to what
is known as a ‘true cowry’ but it lacks their smooth surface. Instead, the exterior is covered with numerous bright orange nodules or pustules.
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Reading "Fascinating Shells" by Andreia Salvador
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Book is full of amazing pictures of incredible shells.
Locally, McGill U's Redpath museum has a giant collection of shells and it is mesmerizing.
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The scaphopods or tusk shells are a small group of molluscs that have curved shells similar in shape to miniature elephant tusks. They do not have a head, eyes, gills, nor even a heart.
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Augers are a group of marine snails with a long, fragile and slender shell, numerous whorls and a relatively small aperture. There are about 270 living species in the family worldwide.
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Shipworms are not worms but bivalves. They are among the most destructive invertebrates in the world, causing a great deal of damage to wooden ships and waterfront structures.
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The amber snail eats earthworms and sucks them up through its mouth just like we eat spaghetti. They are among the largest land snails in the world.
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All shelled molluscs are capable of producing pearls, however, only the ones with a nacre or mother-of-pearl shell interior, like the marine oysters, can create beautiful nacre pearls.
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The green tree snails of Manus Island in the South Pacific Ocean are one of only a few molluscs that have shells the colour of vivid leaf green.
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The most famous Cuban land snails are known as painted snails because of their variety of vibrant colours. They can be green, red, yellow, black, brown or a combination of colours, but never blue.
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Some shells are well known by the general public, a few are famous, but only one has become legendary. The glory of the sea used to be the rarest, most coveted and costliest shell in the world.
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Like shells? Like books? Then you should buy my awesome colleague @NHM_shells new book ‘Interesting Shells’ out today - beautiful images and amazing stories of all things molluscan. #interestingshells #fascinatingshells #molluscs
Harp snails have the ability to break off a piece of their foot when threatened by a predator or when disturbed in some way, much like a lizard may shed part of its tail when attempting to escape.
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The shell of the heart cockle has tiny windows that allow light to reach inside its shell so the algae, that live within its tissues, can photosynthesize and provide nutrients to the animal.
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At the height of their popularity, the precious wentletrap shells would fetch several hundred pounds apiece and were so in demand that they were counterfeited using rice flour.
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Happy #WorldBivalveDay!
A 507-year-old ocean quahog, dredged in 2006, is the longest-lived animal known. Its age was determined by counting growth lines in its shell, a method like counting tree rings.
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Violet sea snails live their adult life drifting upside-down on the surface of the open ocean. They make a raft by trapping bubbles of air in a jelly-like mass that is attached to the foot.
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The queen conch (Aliger gigas) was used in Ancient Mesoamerica in the popular sport of boxing. These shells were used as boxing gloves, or as knuckle-dusters, during combat rituals similar to those of gladiators.
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This is a carrier shell, genus Xenophora, a marine snail that collects and attaches objects to the edge of its shell, resulting in a mini collection that they carry with them all the time. #MolluscMonday #InterestingShells @NHM_London #FascinatingShells @UChicagoPress
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