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The “belly-footed” ones

> moon snail A large moon snail pushes its way through the speckled sand just below the low tideline. The snail has a round shell that is some four inches (10 centimeters) wide. Bulging out all...

Meet the mollusks

Snails belong to a group of animals called mollusks. Mollusks have soft bodies with no bones. Some mollusks such as snails, clams, oysters, and scallops have outer shells for protection. Slugs,...