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Photo: An assassin snail (Clea helena) at Dvůr Králové Zoo. As do many freshwater gastropods, they’ll commonly lay eggs on one another’s shells.

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An assassin snail (Clea helena) at Dvůr Králové Zoo. As do many freshwater gastropods, they’ll commonly lay eggs on one another’s shells. Particularly if the area where they live is dominated by soft sediments such as sand and silt.

Photo: An assassin snail (Clea helena) at Dvůr Králové Zoo. As do many freshwater gastropods, they’ll commonly lay eggs on one another’s shells.

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An assassin snail (Clea helena) at Dvůr Králové Zoo. As do many freshwater gastropods, they’ll commonly lay eggs on one another’s shells. Particularly if the area where they live is dominated by soft sediments such as sand and silt.

Photo: Pink and purple striped barnacles (Balanus amphitrite) with sea mat (Biflustra tenius) in the middle at Gulf Specimen in Panacea, Florida.

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Pink and purple striped barnacles (Balanus amphitrite) with sea mat (Biflustra tenius) in the middle at Gulf Specimen in Panacea, Florida.

Also crawling on it are lunar dove snails (Astyris lunata).

Photo: Pink and purple striped barnacles (Balanus amphitrite) with sea mat (Biflustra tenius) in the middle at Gulf Specimen in Panacea, Florida.

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Pink and purple striped barnacles (Balanus amphitrite) with sea mat (Biflustra tenius) in the middle at Gulf Specimen in Panacea, Florida.

Lunar dove snails (Astyris lunata) are also present on these barnacles.

Photo: A land snail (Helicophantha iroborae) photographed at Zoo Plzen.

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A land snail (Helicophantha iroborae) photographed at Zoo Plzen. This animal was originally from from Madagascar.

Photo: A land snail (Helicophantha iroborae) photographed at Zoo Plzen.

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A land snail (Helicophantha iroborae) photographed at Zoo Plzen. This animal was originally from from Madagascar.

Photo: A yellow periwinkle (Littorina obtusata) at the Maine State Aquarium in West Boothbay, ME.

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A yellow periwinkle (Littorina obtusata) at the Maine State Aquarium in West Boothbay, ME.

Photo: A yellow periwinkle (Littorina obtusata) at the Maine State Aquarium in West Boothbay, ME.

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A yellow periwinkle (Littorina obtusata) at the Maine State Aquarium in West Boothbay, ME.

Photo: A northern moon snail (Euspira heros) at the Maine State Aquarium in West Boothbay, ME.

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A northern moon snail (Euspira heros) at the Maine State Aquarium in West Boothbay, ME.

Photo: A northern moon snail (Euspira heros) at the Maine State Aquarium in West Boothbay, ME.

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A northern moon snail (Euspira heros) at the Maine State Aquarium in West Boothbay, ME.

Photo: Four different species of forest snails at the University of the Philippines.

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Four different species of forest snails at the University of the Philippines.

Photo: Four different species of forest snails at the University of the Philippines.

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Four different species of forest snails at the University of the Philippines.

Photo: A group of Three Forks springsnails (Pyrgulopsis trivialis) at the Phoenix Zoo. This species is listed as critically endangered on the IUCN Red List.

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A group of Three Forks springsnails (Pyrgulopsis trivialis) at the Phoenix Zoo.

This species is listed as critically endangered on the IUCN Red List.

Photo: Assassin snail (Clea helena) at Shrimp Fever, from a private collection.

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Assassin snail (Clea helena) at Shrimp Fever, from a private collection.

Photo: Assassin snail (Clea helena) at Shrimp Fever, from a private collection.

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Assassin snail (Clea helena) at Shrimp Fever, from a private collection.

Photo: Tire track snail or red nerite snail (Vittina waigiensis) from a private collection.

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Tire track snail or red nerite snail (Vittina waigiensis) from a private collection.

Photo: Tire track snail or red nerite snail (Vittina waigiensis) from a private collection.

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Tire track snail or red nerite snail (Vittina waigiensis) from a private collection.

Photo: Zebra nerite snail (Neritina natalensis) from a private collection.

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Zebra nerite snail (Neritina natalensis) from a private collection.

Photo: Zebra nerite snail (Neritina natalensis) from a private collection.

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Zebra nerite snail (Neritina natalensis) from a private collection.

Photo: White lip globe snail (Mesodon thyroidus) from the side of a house in Milford, Kansas.

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White lip globe snail (Mesodon thyroidus) from the side of a house in Milford, Kansas.

Photo: White lip globe snail (Mesodon thyroidus) from the side of a house in Milford, Kansas.

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White lip globe snail (Mesodon thyroidus) from the side of a house in Milford, Kansas.

Photo: Tiger nerite snail (Neritina natalensis) at Kansas University.

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Tiger nerite snail (Neritina natalensis) at Kansas University.

Photo: Tiger nerite snail (Neritina natalensis) at Kansas University.

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Tiger nerite snail (Neritina natalensis) at Kansas University.

Photo: The blinking snail (Quantula striata) at the Singapore Zoo.

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The blinking snail (Quantula striata) at the Singapore Zoo.

Photo: The blinking snail (Quantula striata) at the Singapore Zoo.

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The blinking snail (Quantula striata) at the Singapore Zoo.

Photo: The blinking snail (Quantula striata) at the Singapore Zoo.

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The blinking snail (Quantula striata) at the Singapore Zoo.

Photo: West African giant land snail (Archachatina ventricosa) at the Toronto Zoo.

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West African giant land snail (Archachatina ventricosa) at the Toronto Zoo.

Photo: West African giant land snail (Archachatina ventricosa) at the Toronto Zoo.

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West African giant land snail (Archachatina ventricosa) at the Toronto Zoo.

Photo: Rams-horn snails (Planorbis sp.) at the Fish Conservation and Culture Lab near Byron, CA at UC Davis.

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Rams-horn snails (Planorbis sp.) at the Fish Conservation and Culture Lab near Byron, CA at UC Davis.

Photo: Giant Flat shell Snail (Pedinogyra sp.) from the Melbourne Museum

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Giant Flat shell Snail (Pedinogyra sp.) from the Melbourne Museum

Photo: Giant Flat shell Snail (Pedinogyra sp.) from the Melbourne Museum

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Giant Flat shell Snail (Pedinogyra sp.) from the Melbourne Museum

Photo: Cape Tribulation tree snail (Noctepuna mayana) from the Melbourne Museum

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Cape Tribulation tree snail (Noctepuna mayana) from the Melbourne Museum

Photo: Cape Tribulation tree snail (Noctepuna mayana) from the Melbourne Museum

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Cape Tribulation tree snail (Noctepuna mayana) from the Melbourne Museum

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