Approximately 60-thousand species of snails are identified around the world. They are found in salt water, fresh water, and ...

Over the past two decades, the Gulf of Maine has become a popular landing spot for invasive species from across the world, says Geoffrey Trussell, an evolutionary biologist and professor at ...

A team of Japanese and Thai researchers has found four species of luminous land snails, only the second such discovery after one came to light in 1943. Scientists from Chubu University in Kasugai ...

What is the Partula snail? Also known as the Polynesian tree snail or niho tree snail, the Partula snail (Partula nodosa) is actually one of several snail species of the genus—all of which are ...

After arthropods, molluscs – the group that snails and slugs belong to – are the second biggest phylum of animals on the planet. In the UK alone, there are 100 species of land snail, and that doesn’t ...

There are more recorded extinctions of land snails than for all other animal groups combined. This makes land snails a key group for recognising why and where extinctions are taking place and also ...

As shelled members of the taxonomic class Gastropods within the phylum Mollusca, snails are found on both land and in the sea. Typically, they have a spiral-shaped shell into which they retract when ...

This past April, Hawaii enacted a law to designate nine species of kāhuli—the Hawaiian word for the native land snails—as the state’s official snails. At an event held for the signing of ...

Australia’s rabbits are a famous example, but perhaps less well-known are the Giant African land snails (Lissachatina fulica) that were introduced to South Pacific islands in the mid-20th century.