Abstract DURING investigations of the mechanism of secretion and replacement of the molluscan radula an attempt was made to determine the rate of replacement. Carriker 1 collected the fæces of Lymnaea ...

As snails go, the cone snail is pretty feisty! This group of marine gastropods has a venomous harpoon that they fling into ...

The supposedly widespread and variable Australasian liverwort species Radula buccinifera is nothing of the kind. The species was described in 1844, and reported for New Zealand in 1855. It has gone on ...

This is a close up of the radula preserved in Calvapilosa kroegeri next to a radula from a modern chiton. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted ...

Marine snails, commonly called limpets, cling tenaciously to rocks as waves batter them. They can clamp on with a force of 75 pounds per square inch, using their muscular mollusk "foot" and a chemical ...

In general, among Mollusks, the mouth opens into a buccal cavity. In most classes of Mollusks, the buccal cavity contains a tongue called the odontophore. The odontophore possess multiple rows of ...

Move over, marijuana: Scientists have their eye on a THC-like psychoactive chemical found in the unassuming, lumpy Radula, a group of plants in the liverwort family. That’s not to say that some people ...