The first new species, Peltospira gargantua, was found on a black smoker chimney in the Hydra field at a depth of about 12,300 feet, researchers said.

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.

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. Many of the ...

Among the findings were intricately engraved shell bracelets. Some featured human-like faces in profile, while others were etched with symbols thought to represent spiritual ideas about the cosmos. A ...

These marine snails combine exceptional vision, protective shells ... shape the animal kingdom. “These are a fascinating group of animals, and there’s a lot more we’d like to investigate,” Suzanne ...

Some aspects of the dye-making process remain unknown, but it involved breaking open sea snail shells, removing the ... weights and 60 spindle whorls, disc-shaped stone objects that speed up ...

shaped by the same habitat. The researchers accurately predicted changes in the snails' appearance and genetics, providing a fascinating example of evolution in action. Samples of snail shells ...

wide swirl resembles a bull’s eye or snail’s shell. The geological quirk was believed to be a crater caused by a meteorite but it’s now thought it was once a dome that has eroded over time.

We scoured the land and sea to find the most intriguing critters who rely on their shells to survive. Here are the top 10. Sea urchins (Echonoidea) are sea animals that live in tidal areas and the ...