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 ...

European auditors have identified a potential conflict of interest risk related to the monitoring of bivalve mollusks in New Zealand. The audit by DG Sante took place remotely and onsite Portuguese ...

Bivalves: clams, scallops, oysters, cockles, and mussels, have rich lives and complex evolutionary histories far beyond the deep-fryer. Here are vignettes of four bivalves that provide a small glimpse ...

Bivalve mollusks display one of the most intriguing exceptions to strict maternal inheritance of mitochondria in the animal kingdom. In many bivalves, a system known as doubly uniparental inheritance ...

The emergence and global dissemination of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the virus that caused the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, presents a huge ...

The ecological energetics of bivalve mollusks encompasses the processes by which these organisms acquire, allocate and dissipate energy within coastal and estuarine ecosystems. As efficient filter ...

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 ...