A variety of snails or gastropods (previously known as univalves and Gasteropoda).
A variety of snails or gastropods (previously known as univalves and Gasteropoda). The class gastropoda contains over 60,000 species of land and sea snails. The plate includes varieties of the Helix family of common or garden snails. Hand-colored copperplate engraving from George Sowerby's "Illustrated Index of British Shells" 1859.
Size: 4056px × 6359px
Photo credit: © Florilegius / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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