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noun - the collection and study of mollusc shells
The branch of zoology that deals with the study of mollusks and shells.
CONCHOLOGY - Conchology (from Ancient Greek: konkhos, "cockle") is the study of mollusc shells. Conchology is one aspect of malacology, the study of molluscs; ho...
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Of cetology, conchology or cacology, it's the study of shells |
Specific term for the scientific study of seashells |
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The branch of zoology that deals with the study of mollusks and shells. |
the collection and study of mollusc shells |
The scientific study or collection of mollusc shells. |
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Conchology (from Ancient Greek: konkhos, "cockle") is the study of mollusc shells. Conchology is one aspect of malacology, the study of molluscs; however, malacology is the study of molluscs as whole organisms, whereas conchology is confined to the study of their shells. It includes the study of land and freshwater mollusc shells as well as seashells and extends to the study of a gastropod's operculum. * Conchology is now sometimes seen as an archaic study, because relying on only one aspect of an organism's morphology can be misleading. However, a shell often gives at least some insight into molluscan taxonomy, and historically the shell was often the only part of exotic species that was available for study. Even in current museum collections it is common for the dry material (shells) to greatly exceed the amount of material that is preserved whole in alcohol. * Conchologists mainly deal with four molluscan orders: the gastropods (snails), bivalves (clams), Polyplacophora (chitons) and S |