Mastodawn

A new #academic led #DiamondOpenAccess scientific journal called Molluscan Horizons was announced on the #Mollusca #Listserver today. The new journal intends to be Diamond OA for Global South based authors and teams but may charge a modest $90 APC for submissions from Global North based authors and teams.

From the website "About the Journal -
Molluscan Horizons is a diamond open-access, peer-reviewed academic journal born from a joint effort of Latin American malacological societies. It is led and funded by the Brazilian Society of Malacology (SBMa) and publishes original scientific articles on all aspects of molluscan research, or Malacology"

https://www.molluscanhorizons.org/mh

#science #publishing #malacology #latinamerica

Molluscan Horizons

Molluscan Horizons is a diamond open-access, peer-reviewed academic journal born from a joint effort of Latin American malacological societies.

Resolviendo la incógnita 🌐Apr 8

En el género de caracoles Antidrymaeus del Caribe y América central son comunes las especies azules, pero se desconoce por qué. El Antidrymaeus stramineus lo combina con una concha verde. 📷josh_2396 #caracol #snail #mollusca

Resolviendo la incógnita 🌐Apr 4

Chelidonura amoena es una babosa marina caracterizada por sus colas, aunque pueden estar ausentes por fallos en el desarrollo. Su color puede variar mucho, desde un dorso negro oscuro a un marrón claro o parches blancos. 📷Kai Chang (張凱) #moluscos #mollusca

Inat Repost Bot Mar 28

https://inaturalist.org Observation of the Day for Mar 27, 2026: Antidrymaeus stramineus [Mollusca], by user: floydh
[via @inatrepostbot]
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/345004880
Youngmans Valley, Cumberland Watershed, St Vincent and the Grenadines
2026-03-24T10:55:00-04:00
Credit: (c) floydh, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
See more: https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/inat-observation-of-the-day
#inaturalist #inaturalistorg #citizenscience #antidrymaeusstramineus #antidrymaeusstramineus #youngmansvalley #cumberlandwatershed #stvincentandthegrenadines #mollusca #animals #molluscs #gastropods #heterobranchs #commonlandsnailsandslugs

Resolviendo la incógnita 🌐Mar 26

Elliptio spinosa es una almeja que usa sus cuatro o cinco espinas de 1-2,5 cm para anclarse al fondo de los ríos, donde se entierra. 📷Jimmy Rickard #mollusca

katch wreck Mar 6

`Unique phenomena are important in history but are difficult to study because they resist categorization and are therefore unpredictable. To examine the timing and circumstances of unique evolutionary events, we identified traits that evolved only once in the highly diverse phylum Mollusca as well as unique first occurrences of traits that evolved repeatedly since.`

https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2520986123

#biology #evolution #mollusc #mollusca

Resolviendo la incógnita 🌐Feb 26

El calamar pigmeo sureño (Xipholeptos notoides) es el más pequeñoque se conoce. El manto de las hembras alcanza 25 mm de longitud, mientras en los machos solo llega a 15,8 mm. Por su tamaño, se oculta en pradera marina de la costa, cazando a pequeños crustáceos por la noche.📷Glen Whisson #calamares #squid #mollusca

Inat Repost Bot Feb 24

https://inaturalist.org Observation of the Day for Feb 23, 2026: Calliostoma [Mollusca], by user: kychinmay
[via @inatrepostbot]
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/338864768
Raigarh, IN-MH, IN
2024-02-14T09:12:00+05:30
Credit: (c) Chinmay Sonawane, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
See more: https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/inat-observation-of-the-day
#inaturalist #inaturalistorg #citizenscience #calliostoma #calliostoma #raigarh #inmh #in #mollusca #animals #molluscs #gastropods

DORIS_FFESSM_BioSubaquatique Feb 23

La nouvelle fiche reste sur un #gastéropode européen mais lui rajoute une belle #coquille costée !
C'est la smithielle costulée.

HOARAU André, HORST Dominique, JUAN HORST Elisabeth, SITTLER Alain-Pierre in : #DORIS 23/02/2026 :
Smithiella costulata (Risso, 1826), https://doris.ffessm.fr/ref/specie/6178

#biodiversite #Mollusca #biodiversity #ffessm #shells #coquillage #Mangeliidae #Neogastropoda #Conoides