Snails may not always be the first creatures that come to mind when thinking of natural beauty, but these shelled gastropods ...

Many marine organisms produce calcareous shells as the key structure for defense, but the functionality of shells may be compromised by ocean acidification and warming. Nevertheless, calcifying ...

Barton-on-Sea, which is located in the New Forest in Hampshire, has been named among Britain's best seaside towns according to Rough Guides ...

Measuring shells and skeletons encased in thousands of limestone samples has revealed that the sheer amount of living stuff ...

Want to wow guests with a gorgeous at-home raw bar? According to the experts, you should be adding these underrated shellfish to the mix.

Have you ever heard of a nudibranch? They're colorful mollusks with no shells and you can see them at the Bailey-Matthews ...

Have you ever heard of a nudibranch? They're colorful mollusks with no shells and you can see them at the Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum.

Woman picks up shell at beach, then learns it was ‘world’s deadliest’ Laura Morrison Updated: Jun 20, 2025 / 11:36 AM CDT Conus marmoreus aka marbled cone is a species of predatory sea snail marine ...

These gastropods, which are found along rocky, temperate coastlines throughout the world, are an important source of food. Additionally, their shiny shells were perfect for tools, ornamentation ...

Gastropod shells occupied by hermit crabs are an important attachment substrate for epifauna, and these shells are often damaged. The present study aimed to characterize the epibionts and extent of ...

The presence of a live hermit crab inside a gastropod shell is often noticed only when the ‘dead’ shells start moving on their own. Unfortunately, this happens many hours later and when the ...