I am the Curator of Genomics at the California Academy of Sciences. I am involved in a variety of projects that coincidentally include organisms with shells: Trachemys turtles; limpets (patellogastropods); and foraminifera (single-cell eukaryotes with calcareous tests (shells)). Other project include the syngnathid fishes (seahorses, pipefish, and seadragons), mussels (Mytilus), various tropical reef fish, ...