Snails, mussels, squids -- as different as they may look, they do have something in common: they all belong to the phylum Mollusca, also called mollusks. Researchers have now carried out research into ...

Photo on left courtesy of C.Fisher/Ridge2000. Photo on the right from Linda Zelnio. #14 Alviniconcha hessleri (Phylum: Mollusca, Class: Gastropoda, Order: Sorbeoconcha, Family: Provannidae) Hairy ...

Hydrothermal vents possess a molluscan fauna that is both unique and fascinating. This fauna includes over 30 limpet species and several newly described species of gastropods. A gastropod first ...

“Land snails can be considered one of the many building blocks for the ecosystems in which they reside; providing not only a food source but accessibility to calcium, often a rare commodity in the ...