The study, published in Science, reconstructs the family tree of mollusks and provides a genome-based perspective on their ...

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 ...

With names like “knobby rams-horn,” “masked duskysnail” and “Hoko vertigo,” Pacific Northwest mollusks may have an amusing image, but they’re also some of the most intriguing invertebrates in the ...

Because filter-feeding bivalves and mollusks take all their nutrients from filtering seawater, they are an excellent choice for a sustainable form of aquaculture that is helping to take pressure ...