A researcher has reviewed, from a molecular and morphological point of view, a family of marine gastropod molluscs, the Aeolidiidae nudibranch, and discovered eighteen new species. Molluscs are ...

Nic Rawlence receives funding from the Royal Society of New Zealand Marsden Fund. Kerry Walton does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would ...

Exclusively subterranean bivalves - the group of molluscs comprising clams, oysters, mussels, scallops - are considered a rarity. Prior to the present study, there had only been three such species ...

When living and dead organisms are alike, we can infer that local ecosystems have not changed notably despite human ...

A new study assessed immune responses in four economically important marine mollusk species -- the blue mussel, soft-shell clam, Eastern oyster, and Atlantic jackknife clam -- and identified new ...

Aim The goals of this study were to: (1) compare water conductivity and pH as proxy measures of mineral richness in relation to mollusc assemblages in fens, (2) examine the patterns of mollusc species ...

The German hairy snail, a fingernail-sized ice-age species found along the River Thames, is now a top conservation concern.

New research suggests one effective evolutionary strategy: be lazy. Species of mollusks that are now extinct had higher metabolic rates than the species that exist today, scientists announced in a ...

Undulating deep in Monterey Bay, the translucent mystery mollusc defied characterization. On Tuesday, scientists at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) announced their discovery of ...

1. One of the main targets of river-floodplain restoration is the reconnection of former side channels. While there is information about the overall impact of such measures, far less is known about ...

In deep-sea hot vents along a chain of underwater volcanoes, a small creature glitters on the seafloor. Cristian Palmer via Unsplash In the darkest depths of the Pacific Ocean, small “oases” host ...