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Gone Fishing!Underwater EnvironmentsCoral ReefsCoral reefs form an ancient part of Earth’s history.Fossil reefs exist that are 500 million years old,although “modern” corals have only been buildingreefs for about 60 million years. These reefs arecomposed of the hard exoskeletons of living coralanimals and form the building blocks of elaboratecommunities of marine life in clear, shallow tropicalwaters around the world.Scott 1827: BrainCoral, U.S. VirginIslands — Braincoral, beaugregoryfishScott 1828: ElkhornCoral, Florida —Elkhorn coral,porkfishScott 1829: ChaliceCoral, AmericanSamoa — Chalicecoral, Moorishidol fishScott 1830: FingerCoral, Hawaii— Finger coral,sabertooth blenny
Gone Fishing!Underwater EnvironmentsSeashellsMalacology is the study of mollusks: snails, slugs, octopus, squid,clams, etc. — not all of which, as you will notice, have shells. Thereis, however, a branch of malacology devoted specifically to thestudy of mollusk shells: conchology. These shells not only containa delicious source of nutrients in the mollusk they contain, theyhave been used as tools and ornaments throughout human history.Scott 2117: Frilled Dogwinkle — A species of whelk, this smallsnail grows to about two inches and is named for the wavy frills onits shell. Commonly found on the west coast of North America.Scott 2118: Reticulated Helmet — A member of the cowrie family,a common shell found all over the world. Used by early humansas an ornament, it is still made into jewelry today. This specieshas a heavy, reddish shell with a broad orange lip at the opening,suggesting an ancient warrior’s helmet. Often found along theshores of the Carribbean.Scott 2119: New England Neptune — The state seashell ofMassachusetts, this is also known as the ten-ridged whelk.Scott 2120: Calico Scallop — This tasty bivalve has a brightlycolored splotches or stripes of bright red, maroon, or lavenderpatterned on top a creamy white to yellowish shell. Once animportant fishery off the coast of Florida, in recent years themollusk has been hit by recurring parasitic infestations.Scott 2121: Lightning Whelk — The lightning whelk can reach alength of 10–15 inches. Unusually, it has a “left-handed” shell —one that spirals counter-clockwise. This is another species thatmakes its home along the southern Atlantic shores of the UnitedStates, where beach goers often find its chains of hard disk-shapedegg capsules washed ashore.Scott 2117: FrilledDogwinkleScott 2118:Reticulated HelmetScott 2119: NewEngland NeptuneScott 2120: CalicoScallopScott 2121:Lightning Whelk
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