But the enormous variety of color, pattern, and shape in the mollusks ’ shells certainly captivates us! So the next time you are walking along a sandy beach and pick up a glistening shell, keep something in mind. Whether it be a common bivalve or a beautifully coiled gastropod, you will be holding in your hand a jewel ​ — the former home of a soft - bodied little creature known as a mollusk.
Kad jūs nākamreiz pastaigāsieties pa liedagu un pacelsiet mirdzošu gliemežvāku, atcerieties, ka neatkarīgi no tā, vai tā ir vienkārša gliemenes vai grezna gliemeža čaula, jūs savās rokās turat īstu dārgakmeni, ko tik apbrīnojamā veidā ir izveidojis mazs, necils radījums — molusks.