Once again, mother nature provides. One of the most well-known attributes of these saltwater bivalve mollusks is the iridescent composite material nacre—also known as “mother of pearl ...

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 ...

With names like “knobby rams-horn,” “masked duskysnail” and “Hoko vertigo,” Pacific Northwest mollusks may have an amusing image, but they’re also some of the most intriguing invertebrates in the ...

This creates a material called nacre, also known as mother-of-pearl, which encases the irritant and protects the mollusc from it. When pearls are cultured commercially an irritant is manually inserted ...

There are two forms of aquaculture, one that is sustainable, herbivore-oriented, small industry, small enterprise, and the other that is industrial oriented, carnivorous, and is usually large ...

DESCRIPTION: Freshwater mussels are bivalve mollusks that have a two- valved hard shell ... The shiny layer inside the shell is called the nacre, or mother of pearl. HABITAT: Freshwater mussels live ...

Watch Andreia Salvador, Curator of Marine Mollusca, take a look at one of the Museum's most ... the mollusc creates a material called nacre, commonly known as mother-of-pearl. The oyster diffused this ...

The Pliocene-Pleistocene Crags of East Anglia are an incredibly rich source of fossil shells, many belonging to extant Boreal and Mediterranean genera. Dominated by marine gastropods and bivalves, the ...

The recent shells retain the organic material that give the shells their color and nacreous sheen. Nacre (mother of pearl) is an elaborate combination of aragonite, calcite, and protein. When the ...

While the modern world is build with cement, its creation is one of the biggest emitters of greenhouse gasses. As a result, finding ways improve its durability and safety is paramount. In a new ...