All mollusks build their own shells, whether they live in water or on land. Creatures like snails, clams, oysters and mussels use an organ called a mantle to secrete layers of calcium carbonate ...

Rectangular whorls game the scientists the impression of "a Cubist interpretation of other snails with ‘normal’ shell shapes.

make it look "like a cubist interpretation of other snails with 'normal' shell shapes." The research team just published a 300-page article including the descriptions of 46 new species of ...

A rare New Zealand snail has been filmed for the first time squeezing an egg from its neck, delighting scientists trying to ...

A tiny new species of snail with an unusual shell has been named after the painter Pablo Picasso. Researchers who discovered ...