gastropod

Synonyms:

univalve

Types:

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abalone, ear-shell

any of various large edible marine gastropods of the genus Haliotis having an ear-shaped shell with pearly interior

conch

any of various edible tropical marine gastropods of the genus Strombus having a brightly-colored spiral shell with large outer lip

snail

freshwater or marine or terrestrial gastropod mollusk usually having an external enclosing spiral shell

slug

any of various terrestrial gastropods having an elongated slimy body and no external shell

seasnail

any of several creeping marine gastropods with a spirally coiled shell: whelks; tritons; moon shells; neritids

Ancylus fluviatilis, freshwater limpet, river limpet

minute conical gastropod superficially resembling a limpet but living and feeding on freshwater plants

nudibranch, sea slug

any of various marine gastropods of the suborder Nudibranchia having a shell-less and often beautifully colored body

Aplysia punctata, sea hare

naked marine gastropod having a soft body with reduced internal shell and two pairs of ear-like tentacles

bubble shell

marine gastropod mollusk having a very small thin shell

physa

any member of the genus Physa

cowrie, cowry

any of numerous tropical marine gastropods of the genus Cypraea having highly polished usually brightly marked shells

aplacophoran, solenogaster

deep-water wormlike mollusks lacking calcareous plates on the body but having fine slimy spicules on the covering mantle

Haliotis tuberculata, ormer, sea-ear

an abalone found near the Channel Islands

scorpion shell

any of numerous tropical marine snails that as adults have the outer lip of the aperture produced into a series of long curved spines

Strombus gigas, giant conch

a large variety of conch

Helix pomatia, edible snail

one of the chief edible snails

garden snail

any of several inedible snails of the genus Helix; often destructive pests

neritid, neritid gastropod

operculate seasnail of coastal waters with a short spiral shell

whelk

large carnivorous marine gastropods of coastal waters and intertidal regions having a strong snail-like shell

triton

tropical marine gastropods having beautifully colored spiral shells

moon shell, moonshell

marine gastropods having smooth rounded shells that form short spires

periwinkle, winkle

edible marine gastropod

limpet

any of various usually marine gastropods with low conical shells; found clinging to rocks in littoral areas

Hermissenda crassicornis

a kind of sea slug

Cypraea moneta, money cowrie

cowrie whose shell is used for money in parts of the southern Pacific and in parts of Africa

Cypraea tigris, tiger cowrie

cowrie whose shell is used for ornament

Type of:

mollusc, mollusk, shellfish

invertebrate having a soft unsegmented body usually enclosed in a shell