Joel Sartore Joel Sartore

National Geographic Photographer and Speaker

Keyword: snail

Photo: A partula snail (Partula nodosa) at the St. Louis Zoo's Monsanto Insectarium.

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A partula snail (Partula nodosa) at the St. Louis Zoo’s Monsanto Insectarium.

This species is listed as extinct in the wild on the IUCN Red List.

Southern oyster drill (Stramonita haemastoma) at the Dallas Children's Aquarium.

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Southern oyster drill (Stramonita haemastoma) at the Dallas Children’s Aquarium.

Photo: Japanese trap door snail (Bellamya chinensis) from a private collection.

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Japanese trap door snail (Bellamya chinensis) from a private collection.

Photo: Japanese trap door snail (Bellamya chinensis) from a private collection.

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Japanese trap door snail (Bellamya chinensis) from a private collection.

Partula snails (Partula nodosa) at the St. Louis Zoo's Monsanto Insectarium. Once found in French Polynesia, this species is now extinct in the wild.

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Partula snails (Partula nodosa) at the St. Louis Zoo’s Monsanto Insectarium. Once found in French Polynesia, this species is now extinct in the wild.

Photo: A robust lancetooth snail, Haplotrema vancouverense, at A Rocha Brooksdale Environmental Center in Surrey, BC.

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A robust lancetooth snail, Haplotrema vancouverense, at A Rocha Brooksdale Environmental Center in Surrey, BC.

Photo: A robust lancetooth snail, Haplotrema vancouverense, at A Rocha Brooksdale Environmental Center in Surrey, BC.

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A robust lancetooth snail, Haplotrema vancouverense, at A Rocha Brooksdale Environmental Center in Surrey, BC.

Photo: A Northwest hesperian snail, Vespericola columbianus, at A Rocha Brooksdale Environmental Center in Surrey, BC.

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A Northwest hesperian snail, Vespericola columbianus, at A Rocha Brooksdale Environmental Center in Surrey, BC.

Photo: A Northwest hesperian snail, Vespericola columbianus, at A Rocha Brooksdale Environmental Center in Surrey, BC.

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A Northwest hesperian snail, Vespericola columbianus, at A Rocha Brooksdale Environmental Center in Surrey, BC.

Photo: A beaded lancetooth, Ancotrema sportella, at A Rocha Brooksdale Environmental Center in Surrey, BC.

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A beaded lancetooth, Ancotrema sportella, at A Rocha Brooksdale Environmental Center in Surrey, BC.

Photo: A beaded lancetooth, Ancotrema sportella, at A Rocha Brooksdale Environmental Center in Surrey, BC.

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A beaded lancetooth, Ancotrema sportella, at A Rocha Brooksdale Environmental Center in Surrey, BC.

Photo: Snails at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum in Tucson, AZ.

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Snails at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum in Tucson, AZ.

Photo: Snails at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum in Tucson, AZ.

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Snails at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum in Tucson, AZ.

Photo: Snails at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum in Tucson, AZ.

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Snails at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum in Tucson, AZ.

Photo: Snails at the Arizona Sonora Desert Museum in Tucson, AZ.

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Snails at the Arizona Sonora Desert Museum in Tucson, AZ.

Photo: Snails at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum in Tucson, AZ.

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Snails at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum in Tucson, AZ.

Photo: Snails at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum in Tucson, AZ.

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Snails at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum in Tucson, AZ.

Photo: Southern oyster drill (Stramonita haemastoma) at the Dallas Children's Aquarium.

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Southern oyster drill (Stramonita haemastoma) at the Dallas Children’s Aquarium.

Photo: Red turban snail (Pomaulax gibberosus) at the Dallas Children's Aquarium.

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Red turban snail (Pomaulax gibberosus) at the Dallas Children’s Aquarium.

Photo: Red turban snail (Pomaulax gibberosus) at the Dallas Children's Aquarium.

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Red turban snail (Pomaulax gibberosus) at the Dallas Children’s Aquarium.

Photo: A hairy triton snail (Fusitriton oregonensis) at the Alaska SeaLife Center.

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A hairy triton snail (Fusitriton oregonensis) at the Alaska SeaLife Center.

Photo: Madagascar land snails (Helicophanta bicingulata) at the Plzen Zoo in the Czech Republic.

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Madagascar land snails (Helicophanta bicingulata) at the Plzen Zoo in the Czech Republic.

Photo: Madagascar land snail (Helicophanta bicingulata) at the Plzen Zoo in the Czech Republic.

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Madagascar land snail (Helicophanta bicingulata) at the Plzen Zoo in the Czech Republic.

Photo: Madagascar land snails (Helicophanta bicingulata) at the Plzen Zoo in the Czech Republic.

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Madagascar land snails (Helicophanta bicingulata) at the Plzen Zoo in the Czech Republic.

Photo: Madagascar land snail (Helicophanta bicingulata) at the Plzen Zoo in the Czech Republic.

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Madagascar land snail (Helicophanta bicingulata) at the Plzen Zoo in the Czech Republic.

Photo: An African land snail (Achatina fulica) at Jurong Bird Park, part of Wildlife Reserves Singapore.

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An African land snail (Achatina fulica) at Jurong Bird Park, part of Wildlife Reserves Singapore.

A Moapa River snail (Pyrgulopsis sp.) at Warm Springs Natural Area, Upper Muddy River, NE Clark County, Nevada.

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A Moapa River snail (Pyrgulopsis sp.) at Warm Springs Natural Area, Upper Muddy River, NE Clark County, Nevada.

Photo: Giant African land snail (Achatina sp) run by ONG Animal's World in Libreville, Gabon.

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Giant African land snail (Achatina sp) run by ONG Animal’s World in Libreville, Gabon. These specimens were from the wild, on the grounds of Animal’s World.

Photo: Giant African land snail (Achatina sp) run by ONG Animal's World in Libreville, Gabon.

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Giant African land snail (Achatina sp) run by ONG Animal’s World in Libreville, Gabon. These specimens were from the wild, on the grounds of Animal’s World.

Two Page Springsnails (Pyrgulopsis morrisoni) at the Phoenix Zoo.

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Two Page Springsnails (Pyrgulopsis morrisoni) at the Phoenix Zoo.

Picture of a rosy wolfsnail (Euglandina rosea) at the Central Florida Zoo.

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A rosy wolfsnail (Euglandina rosea) at the Central Florida Zoo.

Picture of a rosy wolfsnail (Euglandina rosea) at the Central Florida Zoo.

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A rosy wolfsnail (Euglandina rosea) at the Central Florida Zoo.

Picture of a large Mexican turbo snail (Turbo fluctuosus) and Nassarius snails (Nassarius distortus) at Pure Aquariums.

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A large Mexican turbo snail (Turbo fluctuosus) and Nassarius snails (Nassarius distortus) at Pure Aquariums.

Picture of nassarius snails (Nassarius distortus) at Pure Aquariums.

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Nassarius snails (Nassarius distortus) at Pure Aquariums.

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