Directory of Scaphopoda Resources

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Scaphopoda or tusk shells are a class of marine mollusks which live on the sea bottom. The usually white shell somewhat resembles a miniature elephant's tusk but is hollow and has an opening at both ends.

Resources in This Category

• Class Scaphopoda

  http://animaldiversity.org/site/accounts/information/Scaphopoda.html
  Information from the Animal Diversity Web on these molluscs, their habitat, systematic and taxonomic history, physical description, reproduction and behavior.

• Introduction to the Scaphopoda

  http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/mollusca/scaphs/scaphopoda.html
  Information about biology of the tusk shells, with illustrations and links.

• Ron Shimek: Scaphopods

  http://www.ronshimek.com/scaphopod.html
  Scaphopods are predatory mollusks with a tubular curved shell having openings at both ends. Provides information on these shellfish, their biology, diet and a key to some of the species.

• Tusk Shell

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scaphopoda
  Information from Wikipedia on tusk shells of the class Scaphopoda, their classification, description, habitat, distribution, anatomy and fossil record.

• Tusk Shell

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scaphopod
  Information from Wikipedia on the class of marine molluscs, Scaphopoda, commonly known as tusk shells.

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