earshell

Updated: May 2, 2025

"Branch of molluscs," said Conseil. "Precisely so, my learned Conseil; and, amongst these testacea the earshell, the tridacnae, the turbots, in a word, all those which secrete mother-of-pearl, that is, the blue, bluish, violet, or white substance which lines the interior of their shells, are capable of producing pearls." "Mussels too?" asked the Canadian.

Jules Verne - Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea