Tiny animals like oysters, mussels, zooplankton, and insect larvae filter debris and algae to keep lakes, rivers, and seas clear.

The early evolution of clams, oysters and scallops have been revealed in a new study. While there are thousands of bivalve species alive today, the group was slow to evolve new members while other ...

An asteroid strike 66 million years ago caused millions of species to go extinct—including many mollusks. By studying the impacts of this ancient event, scientists hope to ensure that mussels, ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract The dominance of Paleozoic articulate brachiopods in once-muddy environments may be explained by an array of mechanisms and structures that ...

An unappreciated group of filter-feeding animals found around our coastlines could clean up our waters and nourish a billion people. Is it time we championed bivalves? Simmering in pots around the ...

Bivalves: clams, scallops, oysters, cockles, and mussels, have rich lives and complex evolutionary histories far beyond the deep-fryer. Here are vignettes of four bivalves that provide a small glimpse ...

Before the worst mass extinction of life in Earth's history -- 252 million years ago -- ocean life was diverse and clam-like organisms called brachiopods dominated. After the calamity, when little ...

To maintain their symbiosis, bivalves and other invertebrates associated with sulphur-oxidizing bacteria must provide their symbionts with reduced sulphur, while still having access to oxygen.

The bivalves’ merroir — yes, merroir — is much like grapes’ terroir, telling a much deeper story about the place they were grown, Melissa Clark writes. By Melissa Clark On a recent early evening at ...