The radula is a distinctive, chitinous feeding apparatus found in most molluscs, and its specialised tooth structures play a crucial role in the efficient processing of food. In gastropods, the ...

Chitons, unassuming marine molluscs, possess teeth harder than steel, thanks to a unique magnetite-based nanostructure.

Typhloesus wellsi: anatomical schematic diagrams and artistic reconstruction. (a) Interpretative reconstruction of the radula fully outstretched as seen from above, anterior to the top, showing ...