Coordinator of the Red-List Authority on Freshwater Bivalves within the Molluscs Specialist Group. I am currently a researcher at the Applied Ecology group of CIBIO/InBio - Research Centre in ...

The spiny river snail, scientific name Io fluvialis, is a species of freshwater snail, an aquatic mollusk in the family Pleuroceridae. This is the only species in the genus Io. This species is endemic ...

Each molluSCAN-eye unit incorporates a caged cluster of 16 filter-feeding mollusks that are native to the region. It gets placed in the water at the site being monitored.

A heart-shaped mollusc has evolved tiny windows that work like fibre-optic cables, the first known example in nature. Heart cockles (Corculum cardissa) are bivalve molluscs a bit like clams that ...

Researchers from the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) have a new species of sea slug called Bathydevius Caudactylus, more popularly called the mystery mollusc. The species is about the ...

"They've still got their algae unlike the coral. It seems to take more to get them to bleach. So that's kind of a weird biological mystery." These seemingly healthy creatures include a clam-like ...

A new species of tusk shell, a burrowing marine mollusk, has been discovered in deep, North Atlantic waters by scientists from the British Antarctic Survey and the Senckenberg Society for Nature ...

Once considered the ideal place to live out one’s golden years, Florida is quickly losing favor with retirement-aged folks. Remote workers and the wealthy are flocking to the state and driving ...

Ever wondered where to find clam chowder so good it makes you want to hug a mollusk? Florida’s got you covered, and I’m not just blowing hot air through my shell. Florida, the land of sunshine, ...

An animal's shell is subjected to stress throughout its life, and residual stress can be released and measured as strain. The shape and texture of the shell are advantageous features of design.