noun. Any of numerous mollusks of the class Gastropoda, characteristically having a single, usually coiled shell or no shell at all, a ventral muscular foot, and eyes and tentacles located on a distinct head, and including the snails, slugs, cowries, and limpets.

etc. See gasteropod, etc.

noun. One of the Gastropoda.

noun. Any member of a class of mollusks (Gastropoda) that includes snails and slugs; univalve mollusk.

noun. a class of mollusks typically having a one-piece coiled shell and flattened muscular foot with a head bearing stalked eyes

"The substrata with which a terrestrial gastropod is in contact must be sufficiently wet, the air humidity adequately high, and perhaps its food of a high enough water content so that the animal’s daily activity does not result in a negative water balance."

mollusc  mollusk  shellfish  

abalone  ancylus fluviatilis  aplacophoran  aplysia punctata  bubble shell  

gasteropod