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The Beauty of Rarity

Legend has it that Saint Patrick gave a four-leaf clover to a group of his followers; the fourth leaf put there by God to bring…

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Malacology Monthly: Going Deep

Douglas Long December 28, 2015 conchology deep ocean deep sea evolution Gastropod Invertebrate invertebrate paleontology malacology marine biology marine ecology mollusk shell shells seashells Snail

Sub-Neritic Gentrification For November we will be doing some deep thinking about deep-sea mollusks in an attempt to understand the complex history and adaptations of…

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Malacology Monthly: It Eats Whaaaat?

Douglas Long November 11, 2015 conchology feeding ecology Gastropod malacology marine biology marine ecology mollusk Parasite predator sea snail seashell shell Snail toxins trophic

Not all snails scour the ocean bottom for algae and muck, but some have more refined tastes. But taste is one thing, and having the…

Coral Reef Ecology Evolution Intertidal Mollusk Weird

Malacology Monthly: Spines and How to Use Them

Douglas Long September 16, 2015 adaptation conch evolution Gastropod limpet malacology marine biology mollusk Murex oyster seashell Spines

Evolution is repetitive, especially if it produces adaptations that work well. If it’s all about survival, spines do the trick throughout the mollusk world. Scorpion Without…

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Digital Seashells and David Raup

Dr. M July 16, 2015 Gastropod logarithimic spiral mathematics Morphology morphospace Raup shell model Snail

My love of snail shells did not begin at a young age. This is not a story of a 6-year old boy discovering his first…

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These Are A Few of My Favorite Species: Carrier Shells

Dr. M November 9, 2014 carrier shell favorite species Gastropod Snail

The carrier shells of the family Xenophoridae are the most remarkable bunch of snails. Both their common name and their Latin name give away their…

Biology Evolution Mollusk Shelf

The masters of bling, carrier snails

Dr. M June 28, 2013 bling Calcium Carbonate carrier shells Gastropod Gastropoda Jurassic mantle Snail

Readers of DSN may think they know my favorite organism. Did you guess the giant isopod or did you guess the giant squid? Those beasties…

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The Twelve Days of Snails

Dr. M December 21, 2010 12 days of Christmas Christmas Gastropod larvae Radula shell Snail

The holidays are a time for lists: shopping list, grocery list for the holiday meal, things I must accomplish before the year ends, and Santa’s…

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If Molluscs Could Communicate What Would They Say?

Dr. M September 6, 2010 acoustic adaptation Cephalopod ear echinoderms evolution Gastropod Geerat Vermeij Mollusc Morphology Predation RB Editor's Selection reprodcution sensory shell Sound

Why don’t animal’s use wheels in locomotion? Why aren’t blue whales bigger? Why are there no freshwater starfish? Why are there no tree dwelling cephalopods?…

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What’s New With the Dr. M and the Oceans?

Dr. M April 13, 2010 American Scientist bivalve deep sea Ecology evolution Gastropod Giant Isopod Hydrothermal Vent island rule isopocalypse MBARI Monterey Canyan National Geographic NESCent New Species Organisms Seamount Sigma Xi Snail Southern Fried Science twitter

You might have noticed that my posting frequency is down recently. Why? 1. Kevin Z convinced me to start Tweeting. There seems to be an…

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