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 ...

The microstructure of the shell of bivalve molluscs was examined by lightand electron-microscopy. The purpose of this paper is to classify and describe this structure, and to discuss the affinity and ...

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 ...

A heart-shaped mollusc has evolved tiny windows that work like fibre-optic cables, the first known example in nature. Heart cockles (Corculum cardissa) are bivalve molluscs a bit like clams that have ...

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 ...

The Marteilia genus comprises a group of marine protistan parasites that have emerged as significant pathogens in bivalve molluscs. These organisms infect the digestive tissues of oysters, cockles, ...