Palaeontology is the study of prehistoric species, mostly ones that are extinct. It focuses primarily on fossil data, using a variety of physical, chemical and biological techniques to analyse ...

An international team of marine biologists has documented the highest known count of deep-sea species living in methane seeps ...

Another organ called the radula, studded with sharp teeth ... suspended in a jar, on the shelves of the Molluscs Department ...

Diet: Snails are herbivores, grazing on leaves, fruits, and detritus. Their radula, a tongue with tiny teeth, helps them scrape and ingest plant matter. Habitat: Snails are adaptable, found in diverse ...

comprising a number of the pearl-producing species of mollusca, I have tried to place our knowledge of the matter upon a more satisfactory basis.

“The names Punk and Emo were actually our initial pet names for these ancient mollusks, inspired by some of their unique features and individuality,” says lead study author Dr. Mark Sutton from ...

These ancient mollusks, discovered in the Silurian Herefordshire Lagerstätte, once thrived in a marine world far removed from today’s tranquil farmlands. The ancient creatures challenge ...

Credit: Dr Mark Sutton / Imperial College Londo The discovery of two ancient fossils shows early mollusks were more complex and diverse than previously thought. Researchers have discovered two fossils ...

Meet Punk ferox and Emo vorticaudum, two newly revealed fossils rocking scientists’ previously held theories about a group of ancient mollusks. The pair of more than 430-million-year-old ...

These are not your typical music icons, but a pair of 430 million-year-old fossils that challenge what we know about one of life’s most diverse animal groups – the mollusks. These 430-million-year-old ...

so the mollusks were reintroduced on a neighboring island that’s free of invasive species Shi En Kim Aging gracefully comes naturally to these creatures, which can live for hundreds, and ...