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A researcher has reviewed, from a molecular and morphological point of view, a family of marine gastropod molluscs, the Aeolidiidae nudibranch, and discovered eighteen new species. Molluscs are ...

Researchers think they may have solved enduring mystery of where Typhloesus wellsi sits on tree of life The mystery of a bizarre creature dubbed the “alien goldfish”, which has baffled fossil experts ...

A 480-million-year-old slug-like fossil has been uncovered in Morocco, shedding new light on the evolution of molluscs -- a diverse group of invertebrates that includes clams, snails and squids.

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An international team of experts has resolved long-standing questions about the evolutionary history of mollusks, one of the most diverse zoological groups on the planet. The study, published in ...

The fossils were X-rayed to help create a 3D likeness of the two molluscs Scientists have unearthed two 430 million-year-old fossils which they say challenge previously held views on the origins of ...

From much-maligned garden slugs and snails to tool-using octopuses and bivalves such as clams and oysters, molluscs are among the most diverse animal groups on the planet. But their origins are a ...

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The discovery of a half-a-billion-year-old slug with spines has shed light on the origins of animals like oysters and octopuses, researchers have said. The new fossil, called Shishania aculeata, ...

University of Manchester provides funding as a member of The Conversation UK. Reconstruction of a 390 million year-old multiplacaphoran … easy when you know how. Jakob Vinther/University of Texas at ...