"The chief strength of this book is its presentation and analysis of a large, scattered body of literature on freshwater molluscs...a valuable resource for students seeking fresh research questions, ...

To reduce irritation, the mollusk coats the intruder with the same secretion it uses for shell-building, nacre. To culture freshwater mussels, workers slightly open their shells, cut small slits ...

Over a span of 4000 years the Chinese have perfected the practice of pond poly-culture, a method of growing freshwater fish ... filter-feeding bivalves and mollusks take all their nutrients ...

Freshwater mussels are some of the planet's most fascinating and underappreciated animals. With their beautifully colorful shells, diversity of shapes and interesting adornments — including ridges, ...

Today, they are few and far between - drastic measures are being taken to spare the mollusc from extinction. About 200 years ago pearl mussels were harvested for, as the name suggests, pearls.

“Protecting the green floater under the Endangered Species Act will save this mollusk from extinction and also benefit people who rely on rivers for clean drinking water and recreation,” said Tierra ...

"A previously unknown population of the European pearl mussel, a freshwater mollusk listed in Russia's Red Data Book and in the regional lists of endangered fauna species, was found in the ...

Over 150 individuals of this new species have been observed in the years since, with this video showing several of the times the rare mollusk has been captured on camera. "Thanks to MBARI's ...

The type collection is the most scientifically important of its kind. The non-marine (terrestrial and freshwater) gastropod and bivalve molluscs collections are the most geographically diverse and ...