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Life story of the oyster

United States, 1963
film

Episode of Series “Basic Life Science”. Oysters belong to the mollusc family - two irregularly shaped shells protect the oyster’s soft body...

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Oyster man

Canada, 1950
Similarity: 75%

Molluscs: snails, mussels, oysters, octopuses and their relatives

United States, 1955
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Cultured pearls

Japan, 1956
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Shell fishing

United States, 1938
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The Molluscs

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The Molluscs: chitons, snails, clams, cephalopods

United States, 1976
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Animals of the rocky shore [B&W]

United Kingdom, 1958
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Mollusks: the mussels - respiration and digestion

United States, 1983
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Tide pool life

United States, 1947
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Crustaceans: lobsters, barnacles, shrimps and their relative

United States, 1955
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Kyomi from Japan

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Undersea life

United States, 1945
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Looking at lobsters

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Animal life at low tide

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The Sea

United States, 1962
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Adaptive radiation: the mollusks

United States, 1962
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Pacific Island life: food from the sea

United States, 1977
Similarity: 66%

Plankton and the open sea

United States, 1962
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