Gastropoda - Wikipedia Gastropoda (previously known as univalves and sometimes spelled "Gasteropoda") are a major part of the phylum Mollusca, and are the most highly diversified class in the phylum, with 65,000 to 80,000 [3][4] living snail and slug species
Gastropod | Definition, Examples, Facts | Britannica Gastropod, any member of more than 65,000 animal species belonging to the class Gastropoda, the largest group in the phylum Mollusca The class is made up of the snails, which have a shell into which the animal can withdraw, and the slugs, which are snails whose shells have been reduced to an internal fragment or lost
Gastropod - Characteristics, Examples, Anatomy, Fossils . . . Gastropods are members of the class Gastropoda, a highly broad group of mollusks that includes snails and slugs They have a visceral hump, mantle, muscular foot, eyes, tentacles, and a specialized feeding organ called the radula, composed of many tiny teeth Snails generally have a coiled, one-piece shell, while slugs are shell-less
Class Gastropoda - Digital Atlas of Ancient Life Gastropods are the second largest class of animals (after the Insecta)—with 40,000–90,000 living species and at least 13,000 extant and fossil genera (Ponder and Lindberg, 2020)—and are also one of the most evolutionarily successful groups in the variety of ecosystems and habitats that they occupy
The Animal Encyclopedia: Gastropods - ThoughtCo Gastropods (Gastropoda) are a highly diverse group of mollusks that include between 60,000 and 80,000 living species Gastropods account for nearly 80 percent of all living mollusks
Class Gastropoda: Facts Records About Gastropods | Earth Life Gastropods are by far the most numerous, widespread and successful of all the mollusca They are the only group of molluscs to occupy all three earth surface habitats, fresh water, marine and terrestrial They are diverse in both their form and their ecology Just as importantly, they are often beautiful and quite cute
Gastropod - New World Encyclopedia Gastropoda (meaning "stomach-foot") is typified by a large, ventral, muscular foot for locomotion, and a distinct head that has eyes and sensory tentacles The varied forms and colors of gastropod shells appeal to the inner aspect of humans; even many gastropods without shells, such as nudibranches, can be brightly colored and beautiful
GASTROPODS Gastropods are asymmetrical molluscs that underwent torsion