One of the most diverse families in the ocean today -- marine bivalve mollusks known as Lucinidae (or lucinids) -- originated more than 400 million years ago in the Silurian period, with adaptations ...

Bivalve mollusks exhibit a strikingly diverse range of lifespans, spanning from just one year to over five centuries. This exceptional lifespan disparity makes bivalves an excellent model system to ...

Controls in EU countries on bivalve mollusks are not always adequate to protect consumer health, according to the European Commission. Bivalve mollusks include mussels, clams, oysters, and scallops.

Learn what the ancient history of these sea creatures could tell us about biodiversity on ancient and modern Earth. Abigail Eisenstadt The National Museum of Natural History’s newest curator in the ...

For the first time, the bivalve mollusc Guyanella clenchi has been reported from Abrolhos Bank, Brazil. This small and almost unknown bivalve had previously been reported solely from the Caribbean ...

A celebration of all things oyster has been held in west London, with a festival dedicated to the bivalve mollusc. The event, in Notting Hill, included a shucking competition as well as cooking ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract ABSTRACT: The bivalve mollusc Arctica islandica is an important commercial species with a presumed panmictic dispersal strategy, and is widely ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Bivalve molluscs have a highly plastic feeding and growth physiology. The increasing availability of families artificially selected for faster ...

Now that there's a nip in the air, we've got bivalves on the brain. Steamed clams. Mussels in white wine. Oyster stew. Bivalve mollusks aren't especially hard to cook, but you do need to be particular ...