Scientists have discovered a new species of chiton, an ancient marine mollusk that has remained virtually unchanged for the ...

Paleobiologist Geerat Vermeij is enthralled with mollusks. Their shells line the surfaces and fill the cabinets and drawers in his office on the second floor of the Earth and Planetary Sciences ...

It’s not uncommon for newly discovered species to make the news, especially when they are found 5,500 meters underwater. What ...

A new species of chiton — a tiny, armored marine mollusk from a lineage roughly 500 million years old — has been identified ...

Two new worm species that no human had ever documented were found living inside a glass sponge on the deep ocean floor off Japan’s coast. The sponge itself - a translucent, mesh-like structure built ...

An invasion of golden mussel making its home in some local water infrastructure was the talk of the Kern County Water Summit on Thursday.

While many people picture small garden snails, some species grow to astonishing sizes and can weigh several pounds. One of ...

Scientists in South Korea identified Acanthochitona feroxa, a new chiton species long mistaken for a nearly identical mollusk.

On March 6, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) released a proposed rule that would amend its regulatory definition of shellfish by removing the phrase “having a shell” and expanding the ...

Once abundant in California, the white abalone had all but vanished. Now, thanks to an innovative breeding program, it’s staged a remarkable comeback ...

Partula snails all but vanished from Polynesia after the arrival of a carnivorous foreign snail. But a global alliance of zoos has worked to bring them back.

In the Shichiyo Seamount Chain, scientists discovered coral gardens, sponge-dense habitats, and five new squat lobster species alongside the two new worm species. The Shichiyo Seamount Chain is now ...