Our short and to the point PRESSURISED version of episode 39. If you don't have time for the full episode and want to get right to the science without any of our waffle, this is the place to be!

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www.armatusoceanic.com/podcast/039-molluscs

Our very special guest this month is the fantatsic Kerry Walton from the Te Papa Museum in New Zealand. Kerry talks us through the weird and wonderful world of marine molluscs, from the deep to the not so deep, and what makes them fascinating to study. 

We learn about the very interesting Chainmail snail (Chrysomallon squamiferum), or as some call it ‘the scaly-foot snail’ (but we all agree that ‘chainmail snail’ is way cooler). Plus we hear all about the unbelievable species of limpets that survive on baleen from whalefalls, and those that live on human hair in estuaries (?!?!).

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Thanks again for tuning in, we’ll deep-see you next time!

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Kerry Walton’s Research

The snail with a bivalve shell

Chainmail snail

Baleen eating limpet

Historic whalefall communities

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