The most recognizable characteristic of a cone snail is its shell. These come in various colors and patterns, each serving as a warning. There are more than 900 species of cone snails, which vary ...

A tiny new snail species discovered in Thailand has been named after legendary artist Pablo Picasso, due to the strange, ...

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

make it look "like a cubist interpretation of other snails with 'normal' shell shapes." The research team just published a 300-page article including the descriptions of 46 new species of ...

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.