Scientists have decoded the first lingulid brachiopod genome, from Lingula anatina collected at Amami Island, Japan. A new article presents the results of their analysis of over 34,000 genes ...

Brachiopod hard parts have excellent preservation potential. As a result, the Museum’s Brachiopod collection has more than 300,000 specimens, including 10,000 type and figured specimens. Collection ...

A group of scientists from Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University, Nagoya University, and the University of Tokyo decoded the first lingulid brachiopod genome, from ...

The lowly brachiopod. They make my list because they represent the antithesis of a charismatic organism. Today the attention they get is mostly by mistake. Brachiopods are often confused for mollusks ...

Rich brachiopod fossils dating back 470 million years to the Ordovician period were discovered in Zigui county, Central China’s Hubei Province. Experts suggest these fossils provide evidence for ...