Seashells: the plainness and beauty of their mathematical description

Examples: Gastropods

Common Olive (egg shape, [2, p. 155])

[alpha=88, beta=12, phi=78, mu=0, Omega=0, A=7, a=6, b=1.5, L=0]

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The shells of this sand-dwelling group of carnivorous mollusks show a variety of color and pattern, but a uniformity of shape and ornament. They all have a short spire with a channeled suture, long aperture.
Habitat: tropical seas (Indo-Pacific,

[2] S. Peter Dance, Shells, Dorling Kindersley, 2002.

Last update: 08 Apr 23:40:25 2006

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