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A Beachcomber's Guide
Meet the Mollusk
Mollusks with one shell
Mollusks with two shells
Most of the mollusks are the types
that have one spiral shell. They are
also called "univalves."
Some have two shells that are
hinged together. These are the types
we usually eat. They are also called
"bivalves."
This type has:
A. a siphon that takes in and lets
out water.
B. two tentacles.
C. a broad foot that helps it move
and stick to things.
This mollusk has:
A. a foot to dig with.
B. tiny threads made by a gland in
its foot that help it hold on to things.
Bivalve shells
Univalve shells
Looking for shells is fun
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Limpet
Many of the shells you collect at the
beach are empty homes.
Most of these empty homes are made
by creatures that are members of a
special group or animal family called
mollusks. There are about 120,000
different kinds.
Mollusks have soft bodies. They must
keep their bodies moist or they will die.
Most mollusks make shells.
Mollusks live just about everywhere.
Some live on land. Some live in deserts
or mountains. Some live in freshwater.
The ones we collect at the beach live in
saltwater.
Oyster
Scallop
Clam
Lion's paw
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Not all mollusks have hard shells. The most unusual ones do not.
Octopuses
Squid
Squid often swim in groups
called shoals. Squid have:
• two fins near their tails.
• 10 arms. Two of them are
larger than the others.
• a shell inside their bodies.
• two eyes.
Most are small, about 1 foot
long. However, the giant squid
might measure more than 50
feet long!
Cuttlefish
Octopuses have:
• eight arms, or
tentacles, that come in
handy when opening
shells and catching such
animals as crabs,
lobsters and other
shellfish. If an octopus
loses an arm, it can grow
another.
• two eyes that can
see well.
• three hearts.
• a mantle, or thick
skin, that covers their
body.
When an octopus is frightened, it might change color. It can
also discharge a kind of ink that dulls the senses of an
attacking fish. It can discharge this dye several times if
attacked again and again, but each time the amount gets less
and less.
There are about 50 kinds of octopuses. Most are about the
size of a human hand. However, some kinds can grow to be 30
feet across from one arm tip to another.
Cuttlefish are close relatives of
squid. They have short arms and
two long feelers around their
mouths. Some grow to be about 6
feet long. The smaller ones are
about 3 inches long. They have a
frilly fin around their body.
Cuttlefish are not found off our
American shores, but live in other
oceans.
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MOLLUSK, BIVALVES, SQUID, CHITONS, COLOR, CLAMS,
OYSTERS, SCALLOPS, WHELK, PEARLS, SNAILS, FOOT,
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MoIius·ks--
A Kid's Guide to
Mini Spy is going shell
collecting. Here is what she is
wearing and carrying. (She always
wears sunscreen lotion.)
1. Sneakers.
2. A hat to protect her from the sun.
3. A shovel for digging.
4. A net bag for big shells. (She
wants to keep her big and small shells
separated so they won't get broken.)
5. A bucket for small shells.
6. A shell book.
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Chitons
Tusk shells
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Tusk shells (or tooth
shells, as they are
sometimes called) have an
opening at both ends. Their
foot sticks out from the
wider end and digs for food.
The other end sticks up in
the water and passes water
in and out.
These oval-shaped animals have
shells made of eight plates. They usually
fasten themselves to a rock with one
large foot. They will roll up in a ball if
made to let go.
Making the shells
Can you put the number by the
item?
The shells are made by a skin-like part of the animals called the
mantle. The tiny tubes in the mantle quickly build and repair shells.
Some mantles have dyes that give the shell color.
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Oysters
If you were to find pearl in an
oyster you are eating, it is probably
of little value. The valuable
pearls come from special pearl
oysters that grow in the South
Pacific.
Real pearls are formed when
something like a grain of sand gets inside
an oyster shell. The oyster
creates a special juice that
begins to cover the grain, layer
after layer.
Oysters do not move around.
When they are very young, they
cement themselves to rocks and
stay there for the rest of their lives.
There are more mollusks than any other water animal.
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Worm shell
Horn shell
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Olive
Tulip
Junonia
Look through your
newspaper for things
that you might see
or take to the beach.
Turret shell
Paper nautilus
Surf clam
Next week: Learn all about water
safety down at the shore.
The Mini Page thanks Bob Patton,
North Carolina Aquarium, for help
with this issue.
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Main idea: This issue is about mollusks. The following is a list of activities to be
used with this issue. They are listed in order of difficulty, with the easier prereader assignments listed first. Most of the activities are for younger readers. Ask
the children to do the following:
1. Draw a picture of yourself at the beach looking for shells.
2. Get another copy of this issue. Cut apart the block of different shells. Mix
them up, then find their matching pictures in the other issue.
3. Pretend you are going to spend the weekend at the beach. Look through your
newspaper's ads for five things you will need for the trip.
4. Look at the weather section of your newspaper for the forecast for a popular
beach vacation spot.
5. Count the number of types of shells pictured in this issue. How are they alike
and different? Which do you like best? Why?
6. Discuss the following: Have you ever been to the beach? If so, where did you
go? What did you see and do? What is your favorite part about the beach? Do you
like to collect shells? If so, have you ever tried to find out what kinds you
collected? Do you have a place to keep them? Where did you find the best ones?
7. Find the following words in this issue: spiral, sunscreen, mollusks, surt: tusk,
hinged, helmet, tentacles, gland. Define and make up a new sentence for each one.
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