2 Gastropods on the way

Gastropods

Gastropods form a major part of the phylum Mollusca. Gastropods are more commonly known as snails and slugs, and include those that live in the sea, in freshwater, and on land.

Gastropoda is the most highly diversified class in the phylum Mollusca, with 60,000 to 80,000 living snail and slug species. The anatomy, behavior, feeding and reproductive adaptations of gastropods vary very significantly from one clade or group to another. Therefore, it is difficult or impossible to make more than a few general statements about these topics that are valid for all gastropods.

There are 409 recent families of gastropods. Fossil gastropods represent another 202 families. The gastropods include many thousands of species of marine snails and sea slugs, as well as freshwater snails and freshwater limpets, and the terrestrial (land) snails and slugs.

The class Gastropoda has an extraordinary diversification of habitats. Representatives live in gardens, in woodland, in deserts, and on mountains; in small ditches, great rivers and lakes.

Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gastropoda - 07.05.2010

Gastropods

Pastels, gentle glance and transparency - who would these terms associate with Gastropods?

ContactDEǀEN
brilliant creation - nature pictures and articles
this topic's previous nature photothis topic's next nature photo
more options
full screenclose full screen
Would you like to share some excellent nature pictures in high resolution?
Do you have suggestions or questions reffering to creation?
Please, contact us: info[]brilliant-creation.org - Internet: www.brilliant-creation.org

Please, keep in mind, that most of the nature fotos on brilliant-creation.org are protected by copyright and therefore may not be used elsewhere without written permission respectively appropriate picture credits.
Show additional information about the image's subjectHide additional information about the image's subject