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 ...

From coastal shores to urban gardens, iNaturalist users are helping scientists uncover the lives of mollusks. By photographing and sharing sightings, everyday observers contribute to biodiversity ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Prem Bahadur Budha is Nepal’s leading malacologist, having described 18 new-to-science species of mollusks, mostly land snails, from his homeland.

A new study assessed immune responses in four economically important marine mollusk species -- the blue mussel, soft-shell clam, Eastern oyster, and Atlantic jackknife clam -- and identified new ...

New research suggests one effective evolutionary strategy: be lazy. Species of mollusks that are now extinct had higher metabolic rates than the species that exist today, scientists announced in a ...

LAWRENCE — Generations from now, will people still jam into beachside food stands for clam rolls and splurge on trays of oysters at swanky restaurants — or will clams, oysters and many other mollusk ...