Also known as "volcano snails," these gastropods grow a suit of metal-enriched scaly armor and have an enormous heart, which helps them survive in oxygen-poor water in the deep ocean.

It is a sinistral, or "left-handed" shell of a gastropod whereas most snail-type shells coil in a dextral or right-handed way. They're known as top shells because they resemble old-time spinning ...

Recognized as the official state shell of Texas, the Lightning Whelk ... the Lightning Whelk has a left-handed spiral an unusual feature among gastropods. These whelks are voracious predators ...

Recognized as the official state shell of Texas, the lightning whelk ... has a left-handed spiral — an unusual feature among gastropods. These whelks are voracious predators, primarily feeding ...

She is a gastropod — the family that includes snails, slugs and whelks — and was recently discovered as a new species. Semisulcospira egretta, named after the city bird of Xiamen, the egret, was ...

The animal that called the shell home, a gastropod, was long dead, but the shell’s morphology was enough to identify the creature as a new species. The fossilized species has a sturdy and thick ...

The horse conch has been Florida's official state shell since 1969 ... Conch can grow to 24 inches long," making it the largest gastropod in American waters. "Horse Conch." Rare, Beautiful ...

There are hermits living in the St. Johns River. But before you become alarmed that we have a problem with some folks living in seclusion along the river, I am referring to hermit crabs.

The gastropod gallop will take place at Grimston ... having fed them up and painted their shells so they can be easily spotted as they slither along the 13.5-inch course. "We get some curious ...

The bailer shell is a large marine mollusc that belongs to the gastropod family Volutidae (volute shells). Of the 200 species of volutes distributed worldwide, around 70 are known from Australia ...

comprising bivalve shells such as clams, mussels, and oysters, as well as gastropod shells like corals. These species are vital components of marine ecosystems, providing essential calcium carbonate ...

Original publication: Wolkenstein, K. et al. Detection of intact polyene pigments in Miocene gastropod shells. Palaeontology (2024). DOI: 10.1111/pala.12691 ...