The candy cane snail (Liguus virgineus) is possibly the most colorful gastropod in the world. Sporting a white, conical shell decorated with distinctive rainbow-colored stripes, the charismatic ...

These snails can also have very colorful shells, which are often disguised as rocks to deter predators. Freshwater snails are a large group of snails that live in ponds, lakes, and rivers.

The colorful, jewel-like snails were once so ... almost like they're sporting a plaid shirt. One snail has a shell like a miniature cinnamon roll. Some are almost iridescent, glowing with golds ...

“Their shell continues to grow as ... There can also be color variations in a single population or even cluster of snails. Bieler believes that they may do this to confuse some of the coral ...

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.

You can see hundreds of these small snails eating on one rock during ... These thin iridescent shells come in many color – black, white, yellow and orange. They’re named after the jingle ...