The fossil, called Shishania aculeata, reveals that the earliest molluscs were flat, shell-less slugs covered in a protective spiny armour. Shishania was initially referred to as "the plastic bag ...

Many groups are also excellent indicators of past environmental conditions. The mollusc collection is one of the largest in the Museum, with more than five million specimens. Our collection contains ...

The oyster or mussel slowly secretes layers of aragonite and conchiolin, materials that also make up its shell. This creates a material called nacre, also known as mother-of-pearl, which encases the ...

The discovery reveals that the most primitive mollusks were these shell-less slugs with flat bodies that were protected by ...

The Alabama pearlshell mussel, a small, endangered mollusk found in a just a few creeks in south Alabama, which can outlive ...

Europe's shellfish farmers, represented by the European Mollusc Producers Association (EMPA), strategic expansion of ...

What is it? Well, many of the manicures feature this ethereal, pearly, opalescent finish, a bit like the mother-of-pearl-insides of a mollusc shell. So there, I’m calling it: shell nails are ...