For more than 100,000 years, coastal communities have harvested abalone (genus Haliotis). These gastropods, which are found ...

There was nothing to indicate that these animals, when released, could represent the future of an entire species. Lesser Bermuda land snails, as the name suggests, originate from the archipelago ...

A giant African land snail was spotted in Broward County, forcing part of it into quarantine. The snail is among the world's most invasive species and lays thousands of eggs at a time. It eats ...

Stone snail-crushers, like all other Labrochromis found in Lake Victoria, are known as “mouthbrooding care giver (s),” ...

This fact led researchers to conclude that hairiness offers snails an evolutionary advantage, according to study author Adrienne Jochum. Eight species of the tropical land snail family have been ...

An invasive species of mollusk with no natural predators ... "Under the quarantine, it is unlawful to move a giant African land snail or a regulated article, including, but not limited to, plants ...

The snail is known to eat at least 500 different plant species. A portion of a Florida county has been placed under quarantine as state officials work to get rid of the giant African land snail ...

The species, the giant African land snail, was detected earlier this month in Miramar, Fla., north of Miami. On Tuesday, after completing a survey of the area, state agriculture officials decided ...

Nine New Sail Species The nine new snail species, which can all fit together on a U.S. nickel, were found in areas still rich in native vegetation, highlighting the richness and vulnerability of ...