A now-dead clam nicknamed “Ming” is the oldest living individual animal ever found at 507 years old. Rating: True (About this ...

A now-dead clam nicknamed “Ming” is the oldest living individual animal ever found at 507 years old.

Tiny, solid windows in the shells of heart cockles let in light for the photosynthetic algae inside them – and they could show us how to make better fibre-optic cables ...

As a member of the South Texas Gulf Coast, it should be a given that I am a huge fan of seafood. Fresh seafood is something ...

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I am also an active promoter of international research efforts around this faunistic group and the current (IUCN/SSC) Coordinator of the Red-List Authority on Freshwater Bivalves within the Molluscs ...

An animal's shell is subjected to stress throughout its life, and residual stress can be released and measured as strain. The shape and texture of the shell are advantageous features of design.

Therefore, the claim made in the above social media posts is correct, which is why we have rated it as true. Quahogs are bivalve mollusks found in the Atlantic Ocean between 25 and 1,300 feet deep.

Heart cockles are bivalve mollusks that resemble clams. And like clams, they have a symbiotic relationship with the algae that live inside their shells. In the relationship, the algae get food ...