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 ...

Ancient sea creatures sported mohawk-like spines LONDON — When scientists discovered two ancient sea creatures from 430 million years ago, they didn’t expect to find themselves drawing parallels with ...

Then, using a method called physical-optical tomography, they carefully ground the fossils 20 micrometers at a time, taking digital microscope photos ... than the mollusks' new names: Punk ferox ...