Snails (class Gastropoda) on the bud of a plant. Snails are gastropods, a type of mollusc with a one-piece coiled shell and flattened muscular foot wi

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Snails (class Gastropoda) on the bud of a plant. Snails are gastropods, a type of mollusc with a one-piece coiled shell and flattened muscular foot with a head bearing tentacles (not seen). The shell protects the snail's soft unsegmented body and the snail will retreat inside its shell when alarmed.

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Keywords: animal, bud, coiled, fauna, gastropoda, invertebrates, mollusc, mollusca, nature, plant, pulmonata, shell, shells, snail, snails, trio, wildlife, zoological, zoology