Shell of the Week

Since ancient times man has collected shells from the beach. Highly prized and treasured, shell necklaces have been found in Neanderthal graves. In more contemporary eras, Native Americans used [...]

Native to Australia and the Indo-Pacific, the giant clam, Tridacna gigas, a member of the Cardiidae family, is the largest marine bivalve mollusk on the planet. Once believed to be [...]