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The inside of a mollusk's mouth is a fearsome sight to behold. Most mollusks, from giant squids to predatory slugs, have radulas, or tonguelike structures covered with interlocking teeth that move ...

Seasonal dynamics of the number and some bioenergetic indices of the population of Falsimargarita iris (Smith) (Gastropoda, Trochidae) from the Davis Sea (East Antarctic) / E.N. Egorova -- Malacofauna ...

Mollusks are arguably the most endangered major group of animals in the world. But few people realize the extent of their imperilment. The idea that mollusks are in severe trouble has reached a ...

An international team of experts has resolved long-standing questions about the evolutionary history of mollusks, one of the most diverse zoological groups on the planet. The study, published in ...

A book cataloguing Bermuda's snails has only just hit shelves – but its co-author was first inspired 67 years ago during the construction of the American military base in St. David's. The book 'Marine ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. Clams, oysters, snails, cuttlefish, octopuses: these are a few familiar examples of the thousands ...

Exceptional fossils with preserved soft parts reveal that the earliest molluscs were flat, armoured slugs without shells. The new species, Shishania aculeata was covered with hollow, organic, ...

An international team of researchers has discovered two new ancient mollusk species, and both seem to have sported some punky hairstyles back in their day. Fossil-based renderings of the mollusks ...