Why "Five main classes of shell" and not "Five main classes of mollusks"?

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José H. Leal, Ph.D., Director
The Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum
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From: Conchologists List [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
Burton Vaughan
Sent: Monday, September 08, 2008 3:37 PM
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Subject: [CONCH-L] ID Assistance

I would greatly appreciate help in identifying the following shell,
which was obviously mis-identified in the Archerd Shell Collection:

http://shells.tricity.wsu.edu/ArcherdShellCollection/
QuestionableIDs.html

-Burton Vaughan

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