Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Note to readers: This is Part 1 in a five-part series. The News-Press and Naples Daily News recently met with Jose H. Leal at the ...

Shell colour variation in mollusks is a multifaceted trait governed by complex genetic mechanisms that orchestrate pigment biosynthesis, tissue differentiation and biomineralisation. Studies indicate ...

Note to readers: This is Part 1 in a five-part series. The News-Press and Naples Daily News recently met with Jose H. Leal at the Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum & Aquarium on Sanibel. Leal is ...

The Moskalev's Limpet is a small, cream-colored shell with a conical shape. This shell is found in the Puerto Rico Trench, the deepest part of the Atlantic Ocean. Note to readers: This is Part 1 in a ...

In the wild, American lobsters (Homarus americanus) typically have drab, mottled-brown shells, which help them blend in with their surroundings. But every once in a while, their natural pigmentation ...

Snail shells are often colorful and strikingly patterned. This is due to pigments that are produced in special cells of the snail and stored in the shell in varying concentrations. Fossil shells, on ...

Univalves (limpets, conchs, whelks and other snails) -- Dentaliums and other tusk shells -- Chitons or coat-of-mail shells -- Bivalves (mussels, scallops and clams) -- Nautilus and squids -- Strange ...