Commercial use is mainly used for:

1, decoration, especially jewelry industry has become the first consumer industry of shells. Shells with pearl-like iridescent luster are used in jewelry industry to make necklaces and clothing accessories (buttons, etc. ), even installed on jewelry, more used to make shell carvings, collages, inlaid handles, etc.

2. Make a set of tableware with shells. There are forks and spoons on the dining table, each with its own purpose, giving people a quaint fisherman's flavor and life interest. It is a good choice to cultivate sentiment and get close to nature at the same time.

However, the pearl in the shell is the best gift from God to mankind. Pearl is an ancient organic gem, which is produced in mollusks such as pearl shellfish and Pinctada. The calcium carbonate-containing mineral (aragonite) beads produced by endocrine function consist of a large number of tiny aragonite crystals. Made into ornaments, elegant and noble, pearly jade, showing the nobility of identity.

Academic purposes are mainly used for:

Archaeological value, using radioactive carbon dating of shells, a large part of shell materials sent to accelerator mass spectrometry laboratory for carbon 14 dating are mollusk shells.