#23 Sea Snail
Common Name: Sea snail
Description
- Shell was white/cream colour and the snail its self was brown
- About 2 cm in length
- Has two antennae on its head
- Usually has a round and smooth shell with a spiral pattern
- Their shells are relatively small
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Anamilia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Family: Juliidae
Ecology
- They are used as food for many organisms in the ocean
- A snails' body can produce a thick slime and because of this slime they are able to crawl across a sharp edge and not get injured
- Some snails are able to live up to 15 years
- Snails are hermaphroditic
- They rely a lot on their sense of smell and touch to capture food because of their poor eyesight
- A snails' slime allows them to crawl upside down due to the suction created by their slime
- Snails are nocturnal
- A snails' poison is more deadly than morphine but is used in a different way
Ecology
- They are used as food for many organisms in the ocean
- A snails' body can produce a thick slime and because of this slime they are able to crawl across a sharp edge and not get injured
- Some snails are able to live up to 15 years
- Snails are hermaphroditic
- They rely a lot on their sense of smell and touch to capture food because of their poor eyesight
- A snails' slime allows them to crawl upside down due to the suction created by their slime
- Snails are nocturnal
- A snails' poison is more deadly than morphine but is used in a different way
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