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Pregnant creature — with smooth and thin shell — found as new species in China stream
a mother-to-be holds on to the rocky substrate as water flows over her shell. The animal is about one inch long and protected by a whorled casing that covers her soft body. She is a gastropod ...
SV Chat: Growing abalone beneath the Monterey Wharf
Abalone has a long history in California, but the sea snail is in short supply today. One of the state’s last commercial ...
Centre Daily Times1mon
Deep-sea drill in South China Sea uncovers creature — and reveals ancient new species
The animal that called the shell home, a gastropod, was long dead, but the shell’s morphology was enough to identify the creature as a new species. The fossilized species has a sturdy and thick ...
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Photograph of Live Female of the New Species (IMAGE)
n. stretching out from gastropod shell. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of ...
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Banana slug
To avoid dehydration, gastropods secrete a layer of mucus, or slime, which covers their bodies. While snails have shells to help protect their skin from drying out, slugs must find other ways to ...
Nature13d
Death Assemblages and Anthropogenic Impacts on Molluscan Communities
Another study focused on the taphonomic processes affecting gastropod shells along the Brazilian coast, highlighting how environmental dynamics such as wind and waves influence the preservation ...
Miami Herald1mon
Pregnant creature — with smooth and thin shell — found as new species in China stream
The animals are protected by a smooth and thin shell, researchers said. Xu Y-B, Meng Y-Z, Zeng S, Wang H-J, Zhong S, Yang D-Y, Zhou X-P, Glasby CJ (2025) Zoosystematics and Evolution Gastropods ...