Biogeographical regions of marine organisms, i.e., their distribution across different habitats, often overlap well with the major global ocean currents. The geological age of the currents plays a ...

To help save the endangered black abalone, scientists are relocating some of the marine snails from the Channel Islands to the coast of mainland California. On a stretch of shore northwest of Santa ...

An animal that could be mistaken for a spiky fruit is giving scientists a peek into what mollusks looked like around 500 million years ago. Today’s mollusks are an incredibly diverse group of animals, ...

Scientists have discovered a new species of chiton, an ancient marine mollusk that has remained virtually unchanged for the ...

Bivalve mollusks exhibit a strikingly diverse range of lifespans, spanning from just one year to over five centuries. This exceptional lifespan disparity makes bivalves an excellent model system to ...

Paleobiologist Geerat Vermeij is enthralled with mollusks. Their shells line the surfaces and fill the cabinets and drawers in his office on the ...

Two newly discovered, spiky creatures from the Silurian period—nicknamed Punk and Emo—are helping scientists reveal the early history of mollusks. Mark Sutton, Imperial College London. Altered into ...

Tim Pearce at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History has a snail joke for you. “Why do snails on vacation often stand facing the camera, instead of looking at the beautiful scenery behind them?

What’s armored, covered in worms, and has a rasping tongue? If you said the stuff of nightmares, you’re not wrong. Luckily, however, the critter in question is pretty small—and now famous. Meet ...