Snail

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A more detailed description, including snail species that are aquatic is at gastropoda
Snails
A grapewine snail (Helix pomatia)
A grapewine snail (Helix pomatia)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda

A snail is an animal. It is a mollusc, which means it does not have bones. Most snails are aquatic, they live in the water. Most of them have a shell. Most snails are herbivores, though some are omnivores. Fewer even are carnivores.

Snails without a shell are usually called slugs.

In some countries, like in France, people eat snails. They usually boil them in salt water, and add a garlic sauce.

Look up Gastropoda in Wikispecies, a directory of species


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