The measurement and study of shell dimensions, proportions, and geometric properties.
From Greek konche (shell) and -metry (measurement science). A specialized scientific term developed alongside modern conchology in the 1800s.
By measuring thousands of shells, scientists discovered that shell spirals follow the same mathematical pattern found in galaxies and hurricanes—it's called the golden ratio!
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