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Mollusc collection
Bivalve, gastropod and cephalopod shells show different body plans.
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The mollusc section includes the giant clam, Tridacna gigas, the largest bivalve. Pearl oysters of the genus Pinctada are represented in the same group of exhibits. Comparing the giant clam with other bivalves reveals the variety of shells within a single animal group. The shell of Nautilus belongs to a cephalopod. The collection thus brings together specimens whose owners differ in body structure, although all are molluscs. A spiral shell does not necessarily belong to a gastropod.
Gastropods are represented by cowries, murexes and cone snails, among others. Their names introduce a comparison of different shell forms. Bringing these groups together helps present mollusc diversity without dispersing it among separate landscapes or continents. The mollusc section belongs to the systematically arranged exhibition “The World of Animals”. Alongside vertebrates, it presents different invertebrate groups, including insects.
Pour les enfants
Molluscs include bivalves, gastropods and cephalopods. The museum displays the giant clam, the largest bivalve, as well as pearl oysters. Their shells come in different shapes and sizes.
The spiral shell of Nautilus belongs to a cephalopod. Not every spiral-looking shell therefore belongs to a snail. The gastropods on display include cowries, murexes and cone snails. This section belongs to “The World of Animals”, where specimens are arranged by groups. Molluscs are invertebrates: they have no backbone. The same large exhibition also presents other invertebrates, such as insects, alongside animals with backbones.
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