A tiny new snail species discovered in Thailand has been named after ... published in the journal ZooKeys. Its brown, conical shell consists of 4.5–5 whorls separated by a deep suture, scientists say.

While reproducing from the side of the neck may seem odd, it is, in fact, par for the course for snails. That's because they are encased in protective shells that allow them to retreat from ...

Longan (Dimocarpus longan) is related to lychee. While the peel of lychee is pinkish-red and bumpy, that of the longan is ...

Summer is a great time to forage for invasive species for your supper, or dessert, including green crabs, periwinkles, ...

Then a doctor told him about cone snails—a group of marine ... and pulled out a drawerful of slit shells, gorgeous conical whorls of pink and white. "When they're attacked, they secrete large ...

Use precise geolocation data and actively scan device characteristics for identification. This is done to store and access ...

Some of the most colorful sea animals that live beneath the waves are bright, beautiful ... and deadly A rainbow underwater ...

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

P. augusta is also called the Mount Augustus snail, named after the only known habitat on New Zealand’s South Island where they were once natively found. About 20 years ago, a coal mining operation in ...