Snails

Categories: Animals
    • Habitat: freshwater, marine and terrestrial
    • Eat algae and decaying matterMSN Encarta: Snail
    • Snails have prominent tentacles wherein the eyes are locatedMSN Encarta: Snail
    • Some snails can self-fertilize to create offspringMSN Encarta: Snail
    • Predators: fish and waterfowlMSN Encarta: Snail
    • Thousands of speciesHowStuffWorks: Snail
  • Snails are mollusks that have coiled shells. They are found in marine, freshwater and terrestrial environments. Like worms, snails move when their muscular foot undulates like a wave, moving it slowly across a surface.HowStuffWorks: Snail
  • Classification

    1. Kingdom: Animalia
    2. Phylum: Mollusca
    3. Class: Gastropoda
    4. Family: Stylomatophora
    5. Genus: Helix aspersa
    6. Type: Invertebrate

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