A deep-sea snail ... the shell's surface during a crab attack, which in turn would grind down the attacking claw, the researchers suggest. The soft organic middle layer changed shape in response ...

Sea butterflies flit through the ocean on gossamer wings, each species with a style of its own. These tiny marine snails ... conical or urn-shaped shells of about 7 to 11 millimeters, and one ...

Spindle-shaped shells that ... Walker, and used the shell’s tough inner column for fishing sinkers. As apex predators that feed on smaller, more common sea snails such as lightning whelks ...

scientists have discovered that the shape of the snails' shells also helps them zip through the sea. The new study, published Sep. 7 in the journal Frontiers in Marine Science, shows that large ...

Although you certainly wouldn’t be able to carry this shell-shaped structure on your back, the El Caracol retreat is perfect for getting away from it all. The dome home features an all-glass ...