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Snail

Cornu aspersum

Description:

Snail is a common name that is applied most often to land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs. However, the common name "snail" is also applied to most of the members of the molluscan class Gastropoda that have a coiled shell that is large enough for the animal to retract completely into. When the word "snail" is used in this most general sense, it includes not just land snails but also thousands of species of sea snails and freshwater snails. Occasionally a few other molluscs that are not actually gastropods, such as the Monoplacophora, which superficially resemble small limpets, may also informally be referred to as "snails".

Habitat:

Land

Notes:

Cai-pd1

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1 Comment

Ava T-B
Ava T-B 9 years ago

I've moved this lovely snail from the Mammals category to the Other category for you.

2018anita
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2018anita

Hawaii, USA

Spotted on Dec 15, 2014
Submitted on Dec 20, 2014

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