I found several hand-size shells on a Baja beach last winter, and learned they’re called pen shells. I would have named the translucent beauties fan shells, since they look like fluted fans decorated ...

Can a shellfish create jobs while resuscitating our Southwest Florida bays? Maybe not one shellfish, but we've got more than one to work with: the American pen shell, the oyster, the southern hard ...

The scallop is the only bivalve to have a patron saint. Considering the rigors of scallop fishing, the fan-shaped shellfish needs one. Imagine donning waist-high boots, wading in icy water up to your ...