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  2. Scotch bonnet (sea snail) - Wikipedia

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    The Scotch bonnet (Semicassis granulata) is a medium-sized to large species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the subfamily Cassinae, the helmet shells and bonnet shells. The common name "Scotch bonnet" alludes to the general outline and color pattern of the shell, which vaguely resemble a tam o' shanter , a traditional Scottish ...

  3. Seashell - Wikipedia

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    A seashell or sea shell, also known simply as a shell, is a hard, protective outer layer usually created by an animal or organism that lives in the sea. Most seashells are made by mollusks, such as snails, clams, and oysters to protect their soft insides. [1] Empty seashells are often found washed up on beaches by beachcombers. The shells are ...

  4. Conch - Wikipedia

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    A shankha shell (the shell of a T. pyrum, a species in the gastropod family Turbinellidae) is often referred to in the West as a conch shell or a chank shell. This shell is used as an important ritual object in Hinduism. The shell is used as a ceremonial trumpet, as part of religious practices, for example puja. The chank trumpet is sounded ...

  5. Mollusc shell - Wikipedia

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    The mollusc (or mollusk [spelling 1]) shell is typically a calcareous exoskeleton which encloses, supports and protects the soft parts of an animal in the phylum Mollusca, which includes snails, clams, tusk shells, and several other classes. Not all shelled molluscs live in the sea; many live on the land and in freshwater.

  6. Whelk - Wikipedia

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    Several different species of large whelks in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks, on sale at a fish market in Japan A whelk at Miller's Point near Cape Town. Whelks are any of several carnivorous sea snail species [1] with a swirling, tapered shell. Many are eaten by humans, such as the common whelk of the North Atlantic.

  7. Abalone - Wikipedia

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    Living abalone in tank showing epipodium and tentacles, anterior end to the right. Abalone (/ ˈ æ b ə l oʊ n i / ⓘ or / ˌ æ b ə ˈ l oʊ n i /; via Spanish abulón, from Rumsen aulón) is a common name for any small to very large marine gastropod mollusc in the family Haliotidae, which once contained six genera but now contains only one genus, Haliotis. [1]

  8. Ancient images — painted inside shells — recreated for first ...

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    Now, using modern technology, researchers have been able to recreate the ancient images for the very first time. Shell paintings belonging to the Warring States period, between 476 and 221 B.C ...

  9. Cowrie - Wikipedia

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    The shells of cowries are usually smooth and shiny and more or less egg-shaped. The round side of the shell is called the Dorsal Face, whereas the flat under side is called the Ventral Face, which shows a long, narrow, slit-like opening , which is often toothed at the edges. The narrower end of the egg-shaped cowrie shell is the anterior end ...

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