And so species that have not yet become greedily coveted by man are not for the moment candidates for the protected list. This is why the only mollusks on the list are pearl-producers.
因此對並未遭到人們「覬覦」的物種，暫時不考慮列入保育名單，這也是台灣保育名單中的軟體動物，清一色是珍珠商虎視眈眈的珍珠貝的理由。