"International Mollusc of the Year" celebrates five remarkable molluscs each year. Your vote decides the top mollusc, and Senckenberg will sequence the complete genome of the winner. Read more about each species by clicking on its photo below and then vote for your favourite at this link. The “International Mollusc of the Year 2026” will be announced on April 30.
Cumia intertexta – The Mediterranean vampire snail that drinks fish blood
Ephippodonta lunata – The clam that opened its shells and grew wings
Lithoredo abatanica – The shipworm that decided wood wasn't enough,
and learned to eat through stone
and learned to eat through stone
Triplofusus giganteus - The Atlantic’s giant predator snail that swallows its prey whole
Filicaulis seychellensis – The flower-powered slug with skin white as snow