Researchers have carried out the first detailed study of the molecular mechanisms responsible for formation of the brachiopod shell. Comparison with shell synthesis in other groups reveals the deep ...

Fossils from the Cincinnati area are renowned for their abundance, variety and ease of collecting. The animals that produced those fossils lived at the end of the Ordovician Period 450 million years ...

Study shows sandwich-stacked columns give brachiopod shells their strength and flexibility Researchers have shed new light on the evolution of biomineralized columnar pillars in the shells of small ...

The mechanism that allows a species of brachiopod to change its shell from rigid to soft and flexible has been revealed, bringing with it new possibilities in the field of material sciences. A recent ...

The findings, published today in Nature Ecology & Evolution, sheds light on some core principles of the evolution of modern biodiversity. In current oceans, molluscs such as clams, oysters, and snails ...

Scientists have decoded the first lingulid brachiopod genome, from <em>Lingula anatina</em> collected at Amami Island, Japan. A new article presents the results of ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Kjell Bloch Sandved of the Office of ...

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 ...