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Fisherman turned sea-god

Glaucus

Fisherman turned sea-god

Poseidon (god of the sea) and Amphitrite (queen of the sea) ride in a shell-shaped chariot pulled by sea creatures and surrounded by Tritons.

Poseidon and Amphitrite

Poseidon (god of the sea) and Amphitrite (queen of the sea) ride in a shell-shaped chariot pulled by…

Roman god of the sea

Neptune

Roman god of the sea

When alarmed, the hermit crab withdraws itself wholly into its portable house, closing the mouth of the shell with one of its claws, (Hooker, 1882).

Hermit Crab

When alarmed, the hermit crab withdraws itself wholly into its portable house, closing the mouth of…

Scallops are distinguished by the regular ribs of the shell, and by the two angular projections that widen the sides of the hinge.

Scallop

Scallops are distinguished by the regular ribs of the shell, and by the two angular projections that…

The hawksbill turtle is on the endangered species list primarily due to commercialization of it shell.

Hawksbill turtle

The hawksbill turtle is on the endangered species list primarily due to commercialization of it shell.

Oyster-catchers are noisy birds. The bill is powerful for opening mussels, oysters and other shell-fish.

Oystercatcher

Oyster-catchers are noisy birds. The bill is powerful for opening mussels, oysters and other shell-fish.

"When alarmed, the hermit crab withdraws itself wholly into its portable house, closing the mouth of the shell with one of its claws, "(Hooker, 1882).

Hermit Crab

"When alarmed, the hermit crab withdraws itself wholly into its portable house, closing the mouth of…

The strings of the mandolin are not plucked by the fingers like a guitar or harp, but with a little quill, or a shell plectrum. The strings are doubled to obviate the feebleness of the sound, but essentially to allow of a very rapid tremolo, which the player substitutes for sustained notes.

Mandolin

The strings of the mandolin are not plucked by the fingers like a guitar or harp, but with a little…

From a chart of "Late styles of fashionable carriages and sleighs," 1893.

Shell body cutter

From a chart of "Late styles of fashionable carriages and sleighs," 1893.

From a chart of "Late styles of fashionable carriages and sleighs," 1893.

Victoria Shell Body Sleigh

From a chart of "Late styles of fashionable carriages and sleighs," 1893.

From a chart of "Late styles of fashionable carriages and sleighs," 1893.

Six-Passenger Shell Body Sleigh

From a chart of "Late styles of fashionable carriages and sleighs," 1893.

Four-oared shell.

Rowing

Four-oared shell.

Hermit crab in shell of sea snail.

Hermit Crab

Hermit crab in shell of sea snail.

External features of a clam shell.

Clam Shell

External features of a clam shell.

Inside of right valve of clam shell.

Clam Shell

Inside of right valve of clam shell.

Clam in natural position with foot and siphons extended.

Clam Shell

Clam in natural position with foot and siphons extended.

Mechanism for opening and shutting a clam shell, note the internal and external hinge ligament..

Clam Shell

Mechanism for opening and shutting a clam shell, note the internal and external hinge ligament..

Structure of a clam shell.

Clam Shell

Structure of a clam shell.

Internal structures of the body of a clam.

Clam

Internal structures of the body of a clam.

Internal structures of the body of a clam, side view.

Clam

Internal structures of the body of a clam, side view.

Cross section of the body of a clam, through the heart. Arrows indicate water current through the gills.

Clam

Cross section of the body of a clam, through the heart. Arrows indicate water current through the gills.

Cross section of the body of a clam, through the posterior adductor muscles. Arrows indicate water current through the gills.

Clam

Cross section of the body of a clam, through the posterior adductor muscles. Arrows indicate water current…

Structure of a clam's gill. Arrows indicate water currents through the gills.

Clam Gills

Structure of a clam's gill. Arrows indicate water currents through the gills.

Digestive and excretory organs of a clam.

Clam

Digestive and excretory organs of a clam.

The nervous system of a clam.

Clam

The nervous system of a clam.

Young clam, still within the egg membrane. m, adductor muscle; t, hooks by which it attaches itself to the gills or fins of fishes; b, byssus; s, sense organs.

Clam

Young clam, still within the egg membrane. m, adductor muscle; t, hooks by which it attaches itself…

Long clam, buried in the mud. The arrows show the currents in the siphons.

Clam

Long clam, buried in the mud. The arrows show the currents in the siphons.

Hard clam; round clam; Quahog, with foot, siphons and edge of mantle extended.

Clam

Hard clam; round clam; Quahog, with foot, siphons and edge of mantle extended.

The razor shell clam has a shell somewhat resembling in shape and size the handle of a razor.

Razor Shell Clam

The razor shell clam has a shell somewhat resembling in shape and size the handle of a razor.

Mussel; with threads by which it is attached.

Mussel

Mussel; with threads by which it is attached.

Scallop; also known as the crusader's badge. While at rest the scallop lies on the bottom with its valves widely gaped open.

Scallop

Scallop; also known as the crusader's badge. While at rest the scallop lies on the bottom with its valves…

Parts of a snail shell.

Snail Shell

Parts of a snail shell.

A kind of snail shell; the left-hand shell.

Snail Shell

A kind of snail shell; the left-hand shell.

A kind of snail shell; the flat spiral or discoid shell.

Snail Shell

A kind of snail shell; the flat spiral or discoid shell.

A kind of snail shell; the right -hand shell.

Snail Shell

A kind of snail shell; the right -hand shell.

In this species of pond snail, the aperture of the shell is not closed by an operculum.

Pond Snail

In this species of pond snail, the aperture of the shell is not closed by an operculum.

In this species of pond snail, the aperture of the shell is closed by an operculum.

Pond Snail

In this species of pond snail, the aperture of the shell is closed by an operculum.

In this species of pond snail, the aperture of the shell is closed by an operculum.

Pond Snail

In this species of pond snail, the aperture of the shell is closed by an operculum.

Slugs are air-breathing, terrestrial gastropods, almost always destitute of a shell. Slugs are nocturnal, hence are less conspicuous than snails.

Slug

Slugs are air-breathing, terrestrial gastropods, almost always destitute of a shell. Slugs are nocturnal,…

A pond snail creeping. The largest part extending from the shell is the foot.

Pond Snail

A pond snail creeping. The largest part extending from the shell is the foot.

A pond snail creeping. The largest part extending from the shell is the foot. The proboscis is in the center.

Pond Snail

A pond snail creeping. The largest part extending from the shell is the foot. The proboscis is in the…

A large sea snail (Natica) crawling; showing the very large foot surrounding the shell.

Sea Snail

A large sea snail (Natica) crawling; showing the very large foot surrounding the shell.

Limpets are found along the shore. they are gastropods with low conical shells. this is a surface view.

Limpet

Limpets are found along the shore. they are gastropods with low conical shells. this is a surface view.

Limpets are found along the shore. they are gastropods with low conical shells. This is a side view.

Limpet

Limpets are found along the shore. they are gastropods with low conical shells. This is a side view.

Abalone or ear-shell; furnishes mother-of-pearl for inlaid work.

Abalone

Abalone or ear-shell; furnishes mother-of-pearl for inlaid work.

Chiton is a peculiar marine mollusk. It is low and flat, creeping like the limpets. But the shell consists of a series of eight pieces overlapping one another from the anterior to the posterior end.

Chiton

Chiton is a peculiar marine mollusk. It is low and flat, creeping like the limpets. But the shell consists…

Chambered nautilus, showing chambers with soft body in outer chamber. It is closely related to the squids and cuttlefishes, but has the body enclosed in a flat-spiral shell.

Nautilus

Chambered nautilus, showing chambers with soft body in outer chamber. It is closely related to the squids…

Globigerina, a type of foraminiferan, has a kind of chalk-like shell.

Globigerina

Globigerina, a type of foraminiferan, has a kind of chalk-like shell.

The paper nautilus is closely related to the octopus. It creates its own thin shell, or egg case, in which it hides when disturbed.

Paper Nautilus

The paper nautilus is closely related to the octopus. It creates its own thin shell, or egg case, in…

The paper nautilus is closely related to the octopus. It creates its own thin shell, or egg case, in which it hides when disturbed.

Paper Nautilus

The paper nautilus is closely related to the octopus. It creates its own thin shell, or egg case, in…

Foraminifera are minute shelled animalcules. They secrete a hard covering or shell made of sand or carbonate of lime. This lagena has a single-chambered shell.

Foraminifera

Foraminifera are minute shelled animalcules. They secrete a hard covering or shell made of sand or carbonate…

Foraminifera are minute shelled animalcules. They secrete a hard covering or shell made of sand or carbonate of lime. This Miliola shows a thread-like pseudopodia protruded from the mouth of the shell.

Foraminifera

Foraminifera are minute shelled animalcules. They secrete a hard covering or shell made of sand or carbonate…

Foraminifera are minute shelled animalcules. They secrete a hard covering or shell made of sand or carbonate of lime. This Discorbina shows the many-chambered shell with the psdeudopodia protruded from the entire surface of the shell by minute apertures.

Foraminifera

Foraminifera are minute shelled animalcules. They secrete a hard covering or shell made of sand or carbonate…

Foraminifera are minute shelled animalcules. They secrete a hard covering or shell made of sand or carbonate of lime. This section of Nodosaria shows the chambers.

Foraminifera

Foraminifera are minute shelled animalcules. They secrete a hard covering or shell made of sand or carbonate…

Foraminifera are minute shelled animalcules. They secrete a hard covering or shell made of sand or carbonate of lime. This is Nodosaria hispida.

Foraminifera

Foraminifera are minute shelled animalcules. They secrete a hard covering or shell made of sand or carbonate…

Polycystina are microscopic in size and possess a structureless sarcode-body, enclosed in a perforated shell. They are exquisitely beautiful (Nicholson, 1871)

Polycystina

Polycystina are microscopic in size and possess a structureless sarcode-body, enclosed in a perforated…

Polycystina are microscopic in size and possess a structureless sarcode-body, enclosed in a perforated shell. They are exquisitely beautiful (Nicholson, 1871)

Polycystina

Polycystina are microscopic in size and possess a structureless sarcode-body, enclosed in a perforated…

Sea-urchins are Echinoderms. Their shell is mainly composed of calcareous plates.

Sea-urchin

Sea-urchins are Echinoderms. Their shell is mainly composed of calcareous plates.

Anatomy of a bivalve clam. (ss) respiratory tubes; (aa) muscles by which the shell is closed (b) gills; (h) heart; (o) mouth; (f) foot; (m) cut edge of mantle.

Clam

Anatomy of a bivalve clam. (ss) respiratory tubes; (aa) muscles by which the shell is closed (b) gills;…