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 ...

They have "distinctive, beak-like teeth," NIWA said, and primarily eat shrimp and mollusks. The species lives in the deep waters of the Pacific Ocean, which NIWA scientist Brit Finucci said makes ...

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 ...

So the scientists hid mollusks under the sand and tested different sea robin species’ skill at finding them at varying depths. Then, they hid small capsules with amino acids and odors from the ...

The Mollusca collection is one of the most comprehensive and significant in the world, constantly in demand by the malacological research community. The type collection is the most scientifically ...

Edwards (1799–1875) and Searles V. Wood (1798–1880) had divided the workload of describing the Mollusca found in the English Tertiary formations, with Edwards taking the older formations and Wood the ...

which crushed mollusks and shelled creatures with its large, round teeth Sarah Kuta To boost the iconic queen conch's population, researchers are relocating the heat-stressed creatures to cooler ...

The Museum's collection of fossil molluscs is among the world’s most systematically, stratigraphically and geographically comprehensive. It includes more than 20,000 type and figured specimens. The ...

Drawing on over 300 scientific studies, we have evaluated the evidence of sentience in two groups of invertebrate animals: the cephalopod molluscs or, for short, cephalopods (including octopods, squid ...

When buying live molluscs, look for those with shells that are smooth and shiny. The shells of clams, cockles, mussels and oysters should be tightly shut or should shut immediately if you tap them ...

The loaded mollusks are then baked until golden brown ... It’s classic New England cooking, proudly crafted and served. The sepia hills of southern New Hampshire are ripe with a mouthwatering ...