In the past, the last thing that came to mind when I thought of snails and slugs was beauty. A little bit of disgust and ...

Survival of the fittest is expertly exemplified by one marine creature: Minnesota’s freshwater mussels. These shellfish are being applauded for their unique and clever survival strategy. They ...

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All mollusks build their own shells, whether they live in water or on land. Creatures like snails, clams, oysters and mussels use an organ called a mantle to secrete layers of calcium carbonate ...

The mantle is split up into two domains — the African and the Pacific — that emerged when supercontinent Pangaea broke apart. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

Credit: G Zhang/L Parry Characteristics of Shishania aculeata Guangxu Zhang and colleagues describe S. aculeata, an early Cambrian-age mollusk that displays a combination of features, including a ...

Mollusk fossils from Cambrian century, 514 million years ago, discovered in Southwest China By Global Times Published: Aug 04, 2024 01:53 PM Screenshot of the published paper (Photo: Science journal) ...

Every mollusk’s body is surrounded by a mantle, a cloaklike organ that secretes calcium carbonate and mixes it with a scaffolding of protein to form a shell one layer at a time. As a mollusk ...

BANGKOK: Thailand’s first bioluminescent snail that has a continuous glow won the title of “International Mollusc of the Year 2024” in an online public vote held in April.

Another specimen of Elysia chlorotica. Credit: Karen N. Pelletreau et al. / Wikimedia Commons Like other mollusks, Elysia chlorotica does not have bones or an external shell, just a muscular foot used ...