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Taxa

Gastropoda

Class

Snails and slugs: the largest and most diverse class of mollusks, typically with a single coiled shell (though many lineages have reduced or lost it), a broad muscular foot, and a distinctive rasping feeding organ called a radula. Gastropoda has colonized marine, freshwater and terrestrial habitats more successfully than any other mollusk class.

Facts

Disputed

Member Species/Taxa Count

65,000 2

Approximate described-species (or, for a genus, described-taxon) count; continually revised as species are newly described, reclassified or synonymized.

Taxonomic Rank

Class 2

Scientific Name

Gastropoda 2

Classification

Living or Extinct

Yes 1

Gastropoda

53 entries

Common Group

Habitat

Conservation Status

Ecosystem

Everyday Group

Diet

System (Realm)

Relationship to People

Living or Extinct

Where It Lives

Arion ater

Banana Slug

Blue Dragon

Buccinum undatum

California Sea Hare

Canaridiscus textilis

Channeled Whelk

Common Limpet

Common Periwinkle

Common Whelk

Cone Snail

Conus magus

Cuban Painted Snail

Cypraea Tigris

Discus macclintocki

Dog Whelk

Elephant Snail

Elysia chlorotica

Flamingo Tongue Snail

Garden Snail

Geography Cone

Giant African Land Snail

Golden Apple Snail

Great Grey Slug

Great Pond Snail

Great Ramshorn Snail

Grey Field Slug

Harp Snail

Knobbed Whelk

Leopard Slug

Lettuce Sea Slug

Music Volute

Nudibranch

Orange-Peel Doris

Owl Limpet

Partula nodosa

Pikachu Nudibranch

Precious Wentletrap

Queen Conch

Rosy Wolfsnail

Rough Keyhole Limpet

Sea Butterfly

Sea Hare

Sea Lemon (Doris pseudoargus)

Selenochlamys ysbryda

Slit Shell

Spanish Dancer

Sundial Snail

Textile Cone

Tiger Cowrie (Cypraea tigris)

Trumpet Triton

Violet Sea Snail

Zebra Nerite Snail

Connections

Child Taxon Of

Source Catalogue of Life

Parent Taxon Of

Source Arion ater (Wikidata)

Source Wikidata: Banana Slug

Source Wikidata: Blue Dragon

Buccinum undatum

Source Wikidata: Common Whelk

California Sea Hare

Source Wikidata: California Sea Hare

Canaridiscus textilis

Source Wikidata: Canaridiscus textilis

Channeled Whelk

Source Wikidata: Channeled Whelk

Source Wikidata: Common Limpet

Common Periwinkle

Source Wikidata: Common Periwinkle

Source Wikidata: Common Whelk

Source Wikidata: Cone Snail

Source Conus magus (Wikidata)

Cuban Painted Snail

Source Wikidata: Cuban Painted Snail

Source Wikidata: Cypraea Tigris

Discus macclintocki

Source Discus macclintocki (Wikidata)

Source Wikidata: Dog Whelk

Source Wikidata: Elephant Snail

Elysia chlorotica

Source Elysia chlorotica (Wikidata)

Flamingo Tongue Snail

Source Wikidata: Flamingo Tongue Snail

Source Wikidata: Garden Snail

Source Conus geographus (Wikidata)

Giant African Land Snail

Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Lissachatina fulica

Golden Apple Snail

Source Wikidata: Golden Apple Snail

Great Grey Slug

Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Limax maximus

Great Pond Snail

Source Lymnaea stagnalis (Wikidata)

Great Ramshorn Snail

Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Planorbarius corneus

Grey Field Slug

Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Deroceras reticulatum

Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Harpidae

Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Helicidae

Source Wikidata: Knobbed Whelk

Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Limax maximus

Lettuce Sea Slug

Source Wikidata: Lettuce Sea Slug

Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Voluta musica

Source Wikidata: Nudibranch

Orange-Peel Doris

Source Wikidata: Orange-Peel Doris

Source Wikidata: Owl Limpet

Source Partula nodosa (Wikidata)

Pikachu Nudibranch

Source Wikidata: Pikachu Nudibranch

Precious Wentletrap

Source Wikidata: Precious Wentletrap

Source Wikidata: Queen Conch

Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Euglandina rosea

Rough Keyhole Limpet

Source Wikidata: Rough Keyhole Limpet

Source Wikipedia: Sea butterfly

Source Wikidata: Sea Hare

Sea Lemon (Doris pseudoargus)

Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Doris pseudoargus

Selenochlamys ysbryda

Source Selenochlamys ysbryda (Wikidata)

Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Pleurotomariidae

Source Wikidata: Spanish Dancer

Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Architectonica perspectiva

Source Conus textile (Wikidata)

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Sources

1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)

Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ4867740, descriptionView the Source

2. Catalogue of Life

Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of LifeView the Source

Wikidata: Gastropoda

Wikidata Q4867740, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source

Wikidata: Nudibranch

Parent Taxon Of: Nudibranch, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source

Wikidata: Queen Conch

Parent Taxon Of: Queen Conch, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source

Wikidata: Common Limpet

Parent Taxon Of: Common Limpet, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source

Wikidata: Common Periwinkle

Parent Taxon Of: Common Periwinkle, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source

Wikidata: Sea Hare

Parent Taxon Of: Sea Hare, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source

Wikidata: Cone Snail

Parent Taxon Of: Cone Snail, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source

Wikidata: Elephant Snail

Parent Taxon Of: Elephant Snail, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source

Wikidata: Flamingo Tongue Snail

Parent Taxon Of: Flamingo Tongue Snail, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source

Lymnaea stagnalis (Wikidata)

WikidataParent Taxon Of: Great Pond Snail, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source

Wikidata: Rough Keyhole Limpet

Parent Taxon Of: Rough Keyhole Limpet, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source

Wikidata: Blue Dragon

Parent Taxon Of: Blue Dragon, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source

Wikidata: Golden Apple Snail

WikidataParent Taxon Of: Golden Apple Snail, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source

Wikidata: Common Whelk

Parent Taxon Of: Common Whelk, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
Parent Taxon Of: Buccinum undatum, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain

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Wikidata: Precious Wentletrap

Parent Taxon Of: Precious Wentletrap, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source

Conus geographus (Wikidata)

WikidataParent Taxon Of: Geography Cone, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source

Conus textile (Wikidata)

WikidataParent Taxon Of: Textile Cone, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source

Wikidata: Channeled Whelk

Parent Taxon Of: Channeled Whelk, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source

Wikidata: Knobbed Whelk

Parent Taxon Of: Knobbed Whelk, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source

Wikidata: Owl Limpet

Parent Taxon Of: Owl Limpet, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source

Elysia chlorotica (Wikidata)

WikidataParent Taxon Of: Elysia chlorotica, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source

Wikidata: Orange-Peel Doris

Parent Taxon Of: Orange-Peel Doris, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source

Discus macclintocki (Wikidata)

WikidataParent Taxon Of: Discus macclintocki, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source

Conus magus (Wikidata)

WikidataParent Taxon Of: Conus magus, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source

Wikidata: California Sea Hare

Parent Taxon Of: California Sea Hare, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source

Wikidata: Cypraea Tigris

Parent Taxon Of: Cypraea Tigris, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source

Wikidata: Dog Whelk

Parent Taxon Of: Dog Whelk, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source

Wikidata: Lettuce Sea Slug

Parent Taxon Of: Lettuce Sea Slug, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source

Wikidata: Banana Slug

Parent Taxon Of: Banana Slug, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source

Wikidata: Garden Snail

Parent Taxon Of: Garden Snail, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source

Wikidata: Spanish Dancer

Parent Taxon Of: Spanish Dancer, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source

Wikidata: Cuban Painted Snail

Parent Taxon Of: Cuban Painted Snail, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source

Wikidata: Pikachu Nudibranch

Parent Taxon Of: Pikachu Nudibranch, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source

Arion ater (Wikidata)

WikidataParent Taxon Of: Arion ater, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source

Partula nodosa (Wikidata)

WikidataParent Taxon Of: Partula nodosa, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source

Selenochlamys ysbryda (Wikidata)

WikidataParent Taxon Of: Selenochlamys ysbryda, Wikidata P171View the Source

Wikidata: Canaridiscus textilis

Parent Taxon Of: Canaridiscus textilis, Wikidata P171View the Source

Gastropod (Wikipedia)

In Group: Mollusc Classes, Lead

Quote, In Group: Mollusc Classes, Lead

Gastropods (; previously known as Univalves; class Gastropoda ) are a vast and diverse group of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca, comprising the animals commonly known as snails and slugs.

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GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Lissachatina fulica

GBIF Backbone TaxonomyParent Taxon Of: Giant African Land Snail, Taxon record

Quote, Parent Taxon Of: Giant African Land Snail, Taxon record

"class": "Gastropoda"

View the Source

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Euglandina rosea

GBIF Backbone TaxonomyParent Taxon Of: Rosy Wolfsnail, Taxon record

Quote, Parent Taxon Of: Rosy Wolfsnail, Taxon record

"class": "Gastropoda"

View the Source

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Limax maximus

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy

Parent Taxon Of: Leopard Slug, Taxon record
"class": "Gastropoda"
Parent Taxon Of: Great Grey Slug, Taxon record
"class": "Gastropoda"

View the Source

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Cypraea tigris

GBIF Backbone TaxonomyParent Taxon Of: Tiger Cowrie (Cypraea tigris), Taxon record

Quote, Parent Taxon Of: Tiger Cowrie (Cypraea tigris), Taxon record

"class": "Gastropoda"

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GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Doris pseudoargus

GBIF Backbone TaxonomyParent Taxon Of: Sea Lemon (Doris pseudoargus), Taxon record

Quote, Parent Taxon Of: Sea Lemon (Doris pseudoargus), Taxon record

"class": "Gastropoda"

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GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Deroceras reticulatum

GBIF Backbone TaxonomyParent Taxon Of: Grey Field Slug, Taxon record

Quote, Parent Taxon Of: Grey Field Slug, Taxon record

"class": "Gastropoda"

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GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Janthina janthina

GBIF Backbone TaxonomyParent Taxon Of: Violet Sea Snail, Taxon record

Quote, Parent Taxon Of: Violet Sea Snail, Taxon record

"class": "Gastropoda"

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GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Architectonica perspectiva

GBIF Backbone TaxonomyParent Taxon Of: Sundial Snail, Taxon record

Quote, Parent Taxon Of: Sundial Snail, Taxon record

"class": "Gastropoda"

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GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Vittina natalensis

GBIF Backbone TaxonomyParent Taxon Of: Zebra Nerite Snail, Taxon record

Quote, Parent Taxon Of: Zebra Nerite Snail, Taxon record

"class": "Gastropoda"

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GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Pleurotomariidae

GBIF Backbone TaxonomyParent Taxon Of: Slit Shell, Taxon record

Quote, Parent Taxon Of: Slit Shell, Taxon record

"class": "Gastropoda"

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GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Charonia tritonis

GBIF Backbone TaxonomyParent Taxon Of: Trumpet Triton, Taxon record

Quote, Parent Taxon Of: Trumpet Triton, Taxon record

"class": "Gastropoda"

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GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Planorbarius corneus

GBIF Backbone TaxonomyParent Taxon Of: Great Ramshorn Snail, Taxon record

Quote, Parent Taxon Of: Great Ramshorn Snail, Taxon record

"class": "Gastropoda"

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GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Voluta musica

GBIF Backbone TaxonomyParent Taxon Of: Music Volute, Taxon record

Quote, Parent Taxon Of: Music Volute, Taxon record

"class": "Gastropoda"

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GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Harpidae

GBIF Backbone TaxonomyParent Taxon Of: Harp Snail, Taxon record

Quote, Parent Taxon Of: Harp Snail, Taxon record

"class": "Gastropoda"

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GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Helicidae

GBIF Backbone TaxonomyParent Taxon Of: Helicidae, Taxon record

Quote, Parent Taxon Of: Helicidae, Taxon record

"class": "Gastropoda"

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Wikipedia: Sea butterfly

WikipediaParent Taxon Of: Sea Butterfly, Lead

Quote, Parent Taxon Of: Sea Butterfly, Lead

The Thecosomata (collective/plural: thecosomes, from Ancient Greek θήκη (thḗkē), meaning "case", and σῶμα (sôma), meaning "body"), or sea butterflies, are a taxonomic suborder of small, pelagic, free-swimming sea snails known as holoplanktonic opisthobranch gastropod mollusks, in the order Pteropoda (also included within the informal group Opisthobranchia).

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