Scaphopoda, the Tusk shells
& the Aplacaphorans
& the Aplacaphorans
Image Left: Dentalium sp. fossil (Pliocene) founded in
Huelva, Spain in a laboratory.
Huelva, Spain in a laboratory.
Scaphapoda - The Tusk Shells
University of CA Museam of Paleontology - Scaphopoda
Wikipedia Article - Dentalium
Antalis agilis, a Dentalium tusk shell from
Image Left: An aplacophoran
Web Resources - Aplacaphorans
University of CA - Aplacaphora
BLOG - The World of Mollusca - Aplacaphora
Web Resources - Aplacaphorans
University of CA - Aplacaphora
BLOG - The World of Mollusca - Aplacaphora
Projects & Activities
Art Connections - Using the following articles from Wikipedia and other web pages about tusk shells and different tusk shell genus and species, make various sketches of the different tusk shells. Native Americans in both past and present make tusk shell jewelry. You can draw such examples of jewelry in your journal.
Tusk Shell Wikipedia Articles
Tusk Shells
Dentalium (genus)
Elephant Tusk Shells
Tusk Shell Jewelry Examples to draw
Etsy - Tusk Shell Jewlery
Stitching Up History Blog - Dentalia (Great Native American photos with tusk shell jewelry)
Art Connections - Using the following articles from Wikipedia and other web pages about tusk shells and different tusk shell genus and species, make various sketches of the different tusk shells. Native Americans in both past and present make tusk shell jewelry. You can draw such examples of jewelry in your journal.
Tusk Shell Wikipedia Articles
Tusk Shells
Dentalium (genus)
Elephant Tusk Shells
Tusk Shell Jewelry Examples to draw
Etsy - Tusk Shell Jewlery
Stitching Up History Blog - Dentalia (Great Native American photos with tusk shell jewelry)
Lesson #4 Live, HYBRId & Self-paced Course Videos
Below is a song written about the Tusk shells