Invertebrates dominate the animal kingdom, making up 97 percent of all creatures. These animals, lacking a backbone, display ...

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Clams stick in the mud while mussels attach to rocks. While clams and squid are like cousins, clams and mussels are more like ...

The family Limacinidae Gray, 1840 comprises holoplanktonic marine molusks found in all oceans, from the neritic to the oceanic zone (Bé & Gilmer 1977, Spoel & Dadon 1999). The family includes the ...

Although the squid may appear at first glance to have "teeth like a human," in reality the feature consists of "circular, folded lips, of which only the upper and lower portions can be seen." The ...

New research unveils 14 previously unknown marine species, offering fresh insight into life hidden in the ocean’s depths. Earth’s oceans still hold an immense number of undiscovered organisms, with ...

Earth's vast oceanic biodiversity remains largely unexplored, with only a fraction of an estimated two million total living marine species formally named and described. A significant challenge is the ...

Visitors and locals flock to La Jolla’s beaches in the summer, but another group of beach-goers also is making its way to the shore by the thousands. This month is a good time for those who walk La ...

This fundamental study explores how genotypic changes relate to phenotypic stasis or variation within chitons, a molluscan group. Chitons are significant because their ancient body plan has remained ...

From octopuses to snails, the complicated molluscan family tree has now been mapped in unprecedented detail, researchers report. This includes sequences for 13 new complete genomes from across the ...