Also known as "volcano snails," these gastropods grow a suit of metal-enriched scaly armor and have an enormous heart, which ...

The Palm Beaches may not be the seashell capital of the world like Sanibel Island, but don't let that stop you. Here's where ...

If you grew up in Corpus Christi, chances are you've pocketed a few seashells and brought them back home. But for those new ...

The snail’s shell defies the smooth spirals we associate with its kind. Instead, it folds into boxy, angular whorls, a shape ...

Researchers also propose a new method to classify snails by sorting them into similar groups based on overall shell shape, shell surface texture, and the arrangement of apertural barriers.

We turned it over to be weighed and saw the egg just starting to emerge from the snail." Conservation department scientist Kath Walker said hard shells made it difficult to mate—so some snails instead ...

The strange reproductive habits of a large, carnivorous New Zealand snail were once shrouded in mystery. Now, footage of the ...

According to DOC Senior Science Advisor Kath Walker, the snail’s hard shell is helpful when retreating from predators and keeping dry, but presents some problems. Namely, how to transfer sperm ...

A seashell is a hard, protective outer layer created by an animal or organism that lives in the sea, such as snails, clams and oysters. After the animal living in the shell dies and decomposes ...