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BookmarkThe name snail applies to most members of the molluscan class Gastropoda that have coiled shells.
Other gastropods, which lack a conspicuous shell, are commonly called slugs, and are scattered throughout groups that primarily include snails.
Snails are found in freshwater, marine, and terrestrial environments..
For more information about the topic Snail, read the full article at Wikipedia.org, or see the following related articles:
Slug — Slugs are gastropods without shells or with very small shells (which are often internal), in contrast with snails from which they share a common ... > read more
Mollusca — The molluscs or mollusks are the large and diverse phylum Mollusca, which includes a variety of familiar creatures well-known for their decorative ... > read more
Gastropod shell — The gastropod shell is an animal shell which is part of the body of a gastropod or snail. It is an external skeleton or exoskeleton, which serves not ... > read more
Animal shell — A shell is a hard, rigid outer layer, which has evolved in a very wide variety of different animals, including mollusks, sea urchins, crustaceans, ... > read moreNote: This page refers to an article that is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the article Snail at Wikipedia.org. See the Wikipedia copyright page for more details.
