"Conchology (from Ancient Greek: \u03BA\u03CC\u03B3\u03C7\u03BF\u03C2 konkhos, \"cockle\") is the study of mollusc shells. Conchology is one aspect of malacology, the study of molluscs; however, malacology is the study of molluscs as whole organisms, whereas conchology is confined to the study of their shells."@en . . .