There is a remarkable snail with breathtakingly beautiful shells that can only be found in Cuba. It is not native to any ...

A snail's shell that protects it from attacks underwater could provide clues for designing improved body armor to guard human soldiers, a new study suggests.

Limpets are tough little snails that live everywhere in the ocean, from the deepest, darkest canyons to the roughest, toughest surf. Their jaunty, cone-shaped shell protects a sturdy foot that ...

With more than 35,000 snail species, it's no surprise that there is vast diversity within the class Gastropoda. Here are 10 of the most interesting.

The snails, whose shells measure about 2 inches (5 centimeters) in length on average, are sometimes called "sea pangolins" for their resemblance to the armor-plated land mammal.

Turbo sazae, Jeju Island, East Sea, climate change, marine life, ocean currents, genetics, sea warming, migration, ...

All mollusks build their own shells, whether they live in water or on land. Creatures like snails, clams, oysters and mussels use an organ called a mantle to secrete layers of calcium carbonate ...

The margarita sea snail, which shoots out a toxic mucus web to catch prey, was discovered on a coral reef in the Florida Keys and was named after Buffett, who died on Sept. 1.

A woman has urged people to be careful when picking shells up on the beach after she says she nearly died after picking up a ...

The world of top shell collectors is relatively small, and an investigation soon suggested that, for Martin Gill, the temptation to pocket such a jewel-like prize had simply been too great.

The purpose of Brenden’s experiment was to determine whether, when this happens, it might be possible for these snails to move around by sea and successfully establish themselves in new places.

A strange object that might be mistaken for snakeskin was found along the Gulf Coast. But it's none other than a sea snail's egg case that also happens to be the state shell of Texas. Padre Island ...