We have examined fossil bivalve shells to try to determine whether the obvious growth lines on the shells are related to tidal or other environmental phenomena. Although the study is continuing ...

Like oysters and mussels, clams are bivalves, a kind of mollusk that's encased in a shell made of two valves, or hinging parts. And that shell comes in all different sizes. There are small clams ...

Sea scallops are part of the bivalve family because the animals inside create their own shells through the secretion of calcium carbonate, according to the Ocean Conservancy. The animals swim by ...

Nacre can form naturally around almost any irritant that gets inside the shell, creating some very unique and precious pearls. Other bivalve molluscs and gastropods can produce pearls, but these ...

In the face of danger, most bivalves protect their squishy bodies by snapping their hard shells shut. It’s a tried and tested tactic that’s worked well for millions of years. But not all bivalves play ...

Is it time we championed bivalves? Simmering in pots around the ... Instead it includes the evolutionarily simpler family of shell-dwelling creatures consisting of mussels, clams, oysters and ...