Cute and cuddly may not be the first words you would to describe a Mollusk. A group whose name literally means “soft-bodied” in Latin. However, the approximately 300 species of aplacophorans are quite ...

It's amazing how much a slug looks like a snail without a shell. In fact, slugs and snails are both members of the gastropod class of the mollusk phylum. (Yes, that refers to mollusks that we find ...

News on mollusk shells. Date. 6 hours 12 hours 1 day 3 days all. Rank. Last day 1 week 1 month all. ... Without any natural protection of their own, these crabs normally find shelter in discarded ...

The shell is attached to the mollusk, but is not actually a part of the body. Shells grow from the bottom up, and as the animal ages, the shell gets larger. When a mollusk dies, it discards its shell.

Unfortunately, without help, we’re risking losing them forever,” said Dr. Abel Valdivia, a marine scientist with the Center. A relative of squid and octopi, the chambered nautilus grows to about 8 ...

Neither sort of mollusk can survive being removed from their shells. “There’s a common misconception of visitors and even residents that they can, but they can never be removed and live.” ...

Harry Lee is giving away $1 million — in shells, that is. These aren’t your usual run of the ocean shells. Some are new species he discovered. Some are named for him. Some are very rare. Lee ...

The tiny versions of these shells found on the beach mean the animal had most likely died without reaching full maturity. According to the Ocean Research Group, there are more than 50,000 known ...