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There are about 889 species of birds and 310 species of land mollusks. en.wikipedia.org

A few species of mollusks are not commonly eaten now, but were eaten in historical or prehistoric times. en.wikipedia.org

In many locations the shells of turtles or large mollusks provided a source for waterproof cooking vessels. en.wikipedia.org

They mainly eat insects, mollusks, marine worms, also some plant material. en.wikipedia.org

Mollusks attest to a climate that was warmer and wetter than today. en.wikipedia.org

They can also crush and eat mollusks, crabs, and sea urchins. en.wikipedia.org

Such were her scientific capabilities that she also discovered 40 new species of mollusk and 20 new species of fishes during the four voyages. en.wikipedia.org

He described several new non-marine species of mollusks. en.wikipedia.org

Applied malacology studies medical, veterinary, and agricultural applications, for example mollusks as vectors of disease, as in schistosomiasis. en.wikipedia.org

Most shells that are found on beaches are the shells of marine mollusks, partly because many of these shells endure better than other seashells. en.wikipedia.org

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