Sea snail
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| Sea snail is a common name for snails that normally live in saltwater, in other words marine gastropods. Sea snails are marine gastropods with shells. Those marine gastropods with no shells, or only internal shells, are variously known by other common names, including sea slug, sea hare, nudibranch, etc. The diversity within sea snails is enormous. Many very different clades of gastropods are either dominated by, or consist exclusively of, sea snails. Because of this great variability, generalization about the feeding, reproduction, habitat, or other traits of sea snails is not possible. Instead, individual clades, families, genera, or species must be assessed.
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| Abalone | Articulate harp shell | Clear sundial shell |
| Cone snail | Cowry | Emperor slit shell |
| Hemifusus | Japanese Babylon | Labiate helmet |
| Mitre shell | Murex | Purple drupe |
| Queen mitre | Scaly-foot gastropod | Septa |
| Slit snail | Snakeskin nerite | True conchs |
| Turban snail | Whelk | Winged triton |
