Like oysters and mussels, clams are bivalves, a kind of mollusk that's encased in a shell made of two valves, or hinging parts. And that shell comes in all different sizes. There are small clams ...

Snails aren't particularly picky eaters, but what about milk? Discover more about snails, their diet, and if milk is harmful ...

The oyster or mussel slowly secretes layers of aragonite and conchiolin, materials that also make up its shell. This creates a material called nacre, also known as mother-of-pearl, which encases the ...

Thus, the controversial living fossils or monoplacophorans (primitive mollusks that were considered extinct, headless and with a hooded shell) become the oldest branch within the Conchifera ...

The mollusc collection is one of the largest in the Museum, with more than five million specimens. Our collection contains specimens belonging to the seven shell-bearing molluscan classes from across ...

What is it? Well, many of the manicures feature this ethereal, pearly, opalescent finish, a bit like the mother-of-pearl-insides of a mollusc shell. So there, I’m calling it: shell nails are ...

People from ages 8 to 88 are among those expected to “blow their own horns” in Key West on Saturday, March 8, attempting a unique form of musical expression during ...