Tennessee Shellfish Abstract 4 is a photograph by Sarah Loft which was uploaded on June 18th, 2013.
Tennessee Shellfish Abstract 4
This shell came from the French Broad River in eastern Tennessee about forty years ago.... more
by Sarah Loft
Title
Tennessee Shellfish Abstract 4
Artist
Sarah Loft
Medium
Photograph
Description
This shell came from the French Broad River in eastern Tennessee about forty years ago.
Per Wikipedia: Shellfish is a culinary and fisheries term for exoskeleton-bearing aquatic invertebrates used as food, including various species of molluscs, crustaceans, and echinoderms. Although most kinds of shellfish are harvested from saltwater environments, some kinds are found in freshwater. In addition a few species of land crabs are eaten, for example Cardisoma guanhumi in the Caribbean.
Despite the name, shellfish are not a kind of fish, but are simply water-dwelling animals. Many varieties of shellfish (crustaceans in particular) are actually closely related to insects and arachnids, making up one of the main classes of the phylum Arthropoda. Cephalopods (squid, octopus, cuttlefish) and bivalves (clams, oysters) are molluscs, as are snails and slugs.
Featured in the Beauty group, October 2013.
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June 18th, 2013
