Here's the volcanic rock claim too.
http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/faq-.../age.html#k-ar
Scroll up for a couple of more general statements on radiometric dating.
And yes, everything I've heard about C-14 is that it's only useful for non-living tissues, because living tissue continually collects C-14, and it only starts decaying once the biological processes have stopped. So that shellfish is right out.