GAINESVILLE, Ga. - Wildlife officials in Georgia are warning about a mystery snail invading the Lake Lanier area. According to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resources Division, ...

Recognizing species is important for understanding regional biodiversity and for environmental conservation. However, taxonomic identity is sometimes obscure even with the organisms that are closest ...

Two world experts in micro molluscs, Anselmo Peñas and Emilio Rolán, have made an unprecedented description in a scientific publication of a combined total of 209 snail species. Commissioned by the ...

“Lazarus” snails, thought extinct for years before being discovered found clinging to life in isolated areas, are thriving after being reintroduced to Nonsuch Island. Research shows the greater ...

One famous snail’s death highlights the plight faced by diverse Hawaiian snails, of which there were once hundreds of species ...

For National Snail Day, museum research fellow Melissa Betters explores the mollusks’ notable nature Melissa Betters A shell from the Cuvier tropid snail, a terrestrial species native to Madagascar, ...

Morphological variation among members of the genus Tryonia (and its subgenus Paupertryonia) is congruent with a recently published phylogenetic analysis based on mtDNA sequences that showed that these ...

Evolutionary advantage often makes for show-stopping stuff--a cheetah's speed, for example, or a moth's almost perfect mimicry of tree bark. In some snails, however, it's simply down to a poor fit ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. A new marine snail that would make the late great Jimmy Buffet proud ...

From a visitor from England who visited Calgary on the way to Juneau, I learned about the Banff Springs snails, which live in thermal springs with temperatures up to just over a hundred degrees ...

The Recent nominal species belonging to the hydrobiid snail genus Pyrgulopsis Call and Pilsbry, 1886, are reviewed. Pyrgulopsis is a large group of 65 Recent species inhabiting diverse inland waters ...