For more than 100,000 years, coastal communities have harvested abalone (genus Haliotis). These gastropods, which are found ...

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.

A tiny new snail species discovered in Thailand has been named after legendary artist Pablo Picasso, due to the strange, complex geometric patterns seen on its shell. The species, measuring only 3 ...

A tiny new snail species discovered in Thailand has been named after legendary artist Pablo Picasso, due to the strange, complex geometric patterns seen on its shell. The species, measuring only 3 ...

They are carnivores that slurp up earthworms like noodles, and are some of the world’s largest snails, with oversized, distinctive shells in a range of rich earth colours and swirling patterns.

These snails may be "a bit common", but hold onto ... We'll also marvel at the intricate, art-like patterns these creatures leave in the sand. We hope you'll have a new found interest in these ...

A tiny new species of snail with an unusual shell has been named after the painter ... name because when they first spotted it, they "saw art." An international team, led by Serbian PhD student ...

A school student has discovered a "very, very rare" seashell during a school holiday session at the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery.