A comprehensive study on the rhythmicity of limpets -- mobile intertidal molluscs -- employing field and laboratory observations, as well assembling a clock oriented transcriptome -- shows that in the ...

Crashing waves and water temperature along rocky shorelines strongly influence the growth patterns of the yellowfoot limpet (Cellana sandwicensis), or ʻopihi ʻālinalina, an intertidal species endemic ...

The average size of marine snails and limpets along the Southern California coast has declined significantly over the past century and collection by humans appears to be the culprit, according to a ...

Limpets, a group of marine gastropods inhabiting rocky intertidal zones, represent a key component of coastal ecosystems. Their grazing behaviour regulates algal communities, thereby influencing ...

I recently received an email from a reader describing a shell he found washed up on a wintery beach, something he grew up calling a ‘half deck’ - as in, he clarified, a boat. He had included a photo ...

Limpets are found on rocky shorelines, clinging tight to the surface with their large foot and protected by their conical shell. Their tiny teeth have been found to be the strongest natural material ...

I am making soup from limpets. Limpets (Lottia spp.) are among the intertidal organisms that encrust the rocky shores of Kodiak. The archipelago is home to a variety of these small invertebrates: the ...

Many animals change sex at some point in their lives, often after reaching a certain size. A type of snail called slipper limpet begins life as a male, and becomes female as it grows. A new ...

Many animals change sex at some point in their lives, often after reaching a certain size. Snails called slipper limpets begin life as males, and become female as they grow. A new Smithsonian study ...