Fossil of a baby sea snail inside a mother's shell discovered

Research teams from the Academia Sinica and National Taiwan University have documented the first discovery of five freshwater ...
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Snail Fossils Over 1 Million Years Old Show Prehistoric Snails Gave Birth to Live Young

A treasure trove of rare freshwater fossils has been described from Taiwan in a new study. Dating back to the Early ...
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How Do Snails Get Their Shells? And More Questions From Our Readers

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, which ...
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Meet the Painted Snail With Shells as Unique as Fingerprints

The snail’s shell diameter averages about 22 to 30 millimeters (.87 to 1.18 inches). Each snail’s shell has a unique combination of stripes and colors, so no two are exactly alike. These snails eat ...