Sea Mining Could Devastate an Enigmatic Group of Creatures, Researchers Warn

The snails and other mollusks around hydrothermal vents have evolved to thrive in extreme conditions, but mineral extraction ...

NZ’s unique fossil record of marine molluscs helps scientists predict extinction risk – before it’s too late

Scientists are increasingly worried we may be witnessing the start of the “sixth mass extinction” – the first to be caused by ...
International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)

From desert frog to deep-sea molluscs, remarkable species at risk – IUCN Red List

Deep-sea mining threatens over half of molluscs reliant on hydrothermal vents, today’s update of The IUCN Red List of ...
Science Daily

Half a billion-year-old spiny slug reveals the origins of mollusks

Exceptional fossils with preserved soft parts reveal that the earliest mollusks were flat, armored slugs without shells. The new species, Shishania aculeata, was covered with hollow, organic, ...