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"Mollusk"

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Spaceship Mollusk
No, this is not an alien spaceship from another world—it is a baby file clam...
Long Before Coral, Mollusks Built the Ocean's Reefs
About 100 million years ago, during the heyday of the dinosaurs, reefs were built...
December 2009

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Aplocophoran on Octocoral
A worm-like mollusk called an aplacophoran, which is found coiled around the stalks...
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Zebra Mussels (Dreissena polymorpha)
This bivalve mollusk is native to the Caspian Sea, lagoons of the Black Sea, and...
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Flame Scallop
The description of this new species of “flame scallop” will be published this...
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Boring Sponge on Coral
This orange boring sponge (Cliona varians) overgrows several coral species at...
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Jingle Shells
The jingle shell (Anomia simplex) is a common bivalve found on the Atlantic...
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Lettuce Sea Slug
The lettuce sea slug (Elysia crispata) has enlarged fleshy appendages that are...
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Great Barrier Reef, Australia
The Great Barrier Reef site in Australia was inscribed on the World Heritage List...
Personal Perspectives
Spirals in Time: A Walk at the Seashore
When I set out to write a book about mollusks (called Spirals in Time), I wasn't...
July 2015

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5 Invasive Species You Should Know
Regardless of what continent you live on, the waters that surround it are home to...
September 2011

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Surveying Life On Sea Turtles
“It is strange to think of a sea turtle as an ecosystem,” says Amanda...
November 2011