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, ...

We already know that carbon-dioxide-filled, acidic ocean water is no-good, very-bad news for mussels and other underwater shelled creatures, causing their shells to dissolve. But, as these things so ...

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 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 ...

A new study examined how bivalves -- the group that includes clams, mussels, scallops, and oysters -- evolved among many others in the period of rapid evolution known as the Cambrian Explosion. The ...

Rock boring offers a variety of benefits to bivalves – so why aren't more of them doing it? A new study reveals that there are many ways these animals bore through solid rock, but a lack of habitat ...

The Trigoniidae are a family of clams that were a major part of life in the Cretaceous ocean (left), but only one genus survives today (right). Credit: The Trustees of the Natural History Museum, ...