Gastropods (/ˈɡæstrəpɒdz/), commonly known as slugs and snails, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda...

in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Torsion is a gastropod synapomorphy which occurs in all gastropods during larval development. Torsion is the rotation...

of gastropod mollusks (a snail shell), the lip is the free margin of the peristome (synonym: peritreme) or aperture (the opening) of the gastropod shell...

The reproductive system of gastropods (slugs and snails) varies greatly from one group to another within this very large and diverse taxonomic class of...

The gastropod shell is part of the body of a gastropod or snail, a kind of mollusc. The shell is an exoskeleton, which protects from predators, mechanical...

scaly-foot gastropod, scaly-foot snail, sea pangolin, or volcano snail is a species of deep-sea hydrothermal-vent snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in...

and mosquitoes), worms (including Acanthocephala, proboscis worms) and gastropod molluscs. The Acanthocephala, the thorny-headed worms or spiny-headed...

Freshwater snails are gastropod mollusks that live in fresh water. There are many different families. They are found throughout the world in various habitats...

structure is found in some marine and freshwater gastropods, and in a minority of terrestrial gastropods, including the families Helicinidae, Cyclophoridae...

freshwater (e.g. Lymnaea stagnalis), and marine (e.g. Fossarus ambiguus) gastropods. Later authors restricted the name's use to stylommatophoran species with...

Thiara is a genus of freshwater snails, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Thiarinae of the family Thiaridae. Species with accepted names within...

Many hundreds of gastropod genera and species live in intermediate situations, such as for example, Truncatella. Some gastropods with gills live on...

Tibia is a genus of large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks. This genus was traditionally considered to be part of the family Strombidae, the true...

large sized predatory tropical sea snails. These are carnivorous marine gastropod molluscs in the family Muricidae, commonly called "murexes" or "rock snails"...

Elysia is a genus of sea slugs, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Plakobranchidae. These animals are colorful sea slugs, and they can superficially...

and freshwater snails. Land snail is the common name for terrestrial gastropod mollusks that have shells (those without shells are known as slugs). However...

freshwater snails with an operculum, African and Asian apple snails, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Ampullariidae, the apple snails. Distribution of...

and spirally wrapped around a central axis. For more information, see Gastropod shell. Each complete rotation of this spirally-arranged tube is called...

The sensory organs of gastropods (snails and slugs) include olfactory organs, eyes, statocysts and mechanoreceptors. Gastropods have no sense of hearing...

Cernina fluctuata, common name the wavy moon snail, is a species of marine gastropod mollusc in the family Ampullinidae. It is the only living member of its...

steveirwini is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Camaenidae. Crikey steveirwini is the only species...

Radix is a genus of air-breathing freshwater snails, aquatic pulmonate gastropods in the family Lymnaeidae, the pond snails. The genus Radix has a Palaearctic...

Leonia is a genus of gastropods belonging to the family Pomatiidae. The species of this genus are found in Mediterranean and North Africa. Species: Leonia...

Hermes is a subgenus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies. In the new classification of the...

Quijote is a monotypic genus of gastropods belonging to the monotypic family Quijotidae. The only species is Quijote cervantesi. "Quijote". Global Biodiversity...

common name the helmet shells, is a genus of very large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cassidae, the helmet shells and their allies. This...

a genus of air-breathing tropical land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Partulidae. Many species of Partula are known under...

marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Littorinimorpha, commonly known as periwinkles and found worldwide. In English-speaking countries, gastropod molluscs...

Tethys is a genus of sea slugs, nudibranchs, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Tethydidae. Tethys dominguensis Pruvot-Fol, 1954 Tethys fimbria Linnaeus...

Turbo is a genus of large sea snails with gills and an operculum, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Turbinidae, the turban snails. Turbo is the type...