Shell exhibition tracing origins of species opens in Bangkok

The exhibition, held from 11am to 5pm daily until June 11, is hosted by TK Park, the National Science Museum and the Thailand Research Fund (TRF). 
It features various learning stations to teach people about shells such as chiton and nudibranch and their relationship to human life in various dimensions including science, history and culture.
There is also a fun quiz about shells and a TK workshop for youths to make shell-imprinted fridge magnets. 
TRF senior scholar Prof Somsak Panha presented a display on land snails as a valuable biological resource for Thailand at the exhibition’s launch on the weekend.
Somsak said the event features land snails and slugs, with Thailand having a diversity of shell species due to its location as a bio-diversity hub. 
He said Thailand’s shell species include more than 300 species of land snails, some 100 of which are new species found only in the Kingdom but are in low numbers. 
Somsak said some snails have been commercially developed, such as the Siam snail, and have been made into cosmetic products including facial masks.
The products met Federation of Thai Industries standards, he added.