Review provides a classification system based on tools that allows for accessible understanding of mollusk teeth.

Mollusks, from land snails and slugs to oysters and mussels in the sea, have a few things in common. They have a head. They have a soft middle part that holds their organs. Then, some have a muscle ...

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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, ...

Mollusks add daily to the margins of their shells, producing intricate patterns prized by beachcombers. Though this seems complex, the process can actually be explained by a simple network of nerve ...

The inside of a mollusk's mouth is a fearsome sight to behold. Most mollusks, from giant squids to predatory slugs, have radulas, or tonguelike structures covered with interlocking teeth that move ...

Scientists have created a lifelike model of a long-extinct sea creature using a 3-D printer. The oval-shaped mollusk — a type of multiplacophoran called Protobalanus spinicoronatus — crept around on ...

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Ocean Seep Mollusks May Share Evolutionary History With Other Deep-sea Creatures Date: September 11, 2006 Source: American Association for the Advancement of Science Summary: The unusual mollusks of ...

Little marine mollusks called chitons can’t move very fast, but they do have spiky armored shells made of aragonite. When they spot a predator, they just clamp down tightly, even onto the slippery ...