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Seashell Vendor
A seashell or sea shell, also known simply as a shell, is a hard, protective outer layer usually created by an animal or organism that lives in the sea. Most seashells are made by mollusks, such as snails, clams, and oysters to protect their soft insides. Empty seashells are often found washed up on beaches by beachcombers. The shells are empty because the animal has died and the soft parts have decomposed or been eaten by another organism. A seashell is usually the exoskeleton of an invertebrate (an animal without a backbone), and is typically composed of calcium carbonate or chitin. Most shells that are found on beaches are the shells of marine mollusks, partly because these shells are usually made of calcium carbonate, and endure better than shells made of chitin. Apart from mollusk shells, other shells that can be found on beaches are those of barnacles, horseshoe crabs and brachiopods. Marine annelid worms in the family Serpulidae create shells which are tub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Conchiglie () are a type of pasta. They are usually sold in the plain durum wheat variety, and also in colored varieties which use natural pigments, such as tomato extract, Cephalopod ink, squid ink or spinach extract. The shell shape of the pasta allows the sauce to adhere to it. A miniature variety called ''conchigliette'' is also available. Conchiglie are claimed to have been traced back to southern Italy, where they were traditionally made using durum wheat semolina. Etymology The name derives from the Italian language, Italian word for 'seashell', . The Italian word and the English word ''conch'' share the same Greek language, Greek root in the form of (), meaning 'shell'. Other names In the 1930s, fascism celebrated the Italian Empire, Italian colonial empire with new pasta shapes recalling the African lands: ''Mafaldine#Tripoline, tripoline'' (Tripoli, Libya, Tripoli), (Benghazi, Bengasi), (Assab), and (Ethiopia, Abissinia). In 2021, after an outcry in objection to pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
