Species group · Gastropods
Snails
WAnimals has 11 species of snail, spread across 10 families (Achatinidae, Bullidae, Camaenidae, Conidae, Fasciolariidae, Helicidae, Hydatinidae, Succineidae, Terebridae, Turbinidae).
- 11 species
- 10 families
- 205 countries
- 90 parks
- Weight
- 25 g – 45 g
- Length
- 2 cm – 60 cm
- Lifespan
- 2 – 16 years
Ranges calculated from the entries that record the figure, not from all 11.
All 11 species of snails on WAnimals
Each one has its own full entry. This group does not replace them: it brings them together.
Geography Cone
Conus geographus
Green Snail
Turbo marmoratus
Horse Conch
Pleuroploca gigantea
Giant African Snail
Lissachatina fulica
Brown-line Paperbubble
Hydatina physis
Striate Bubble
Bulla striata
Common Garden Snail
Cornu aspersum
Large Amber Snail
Succinea putris
Subulate Auger
Terebra subulata
Roman Snail
Helix pomatia
Manus Green Tree Snail
Papustyla pulcherrima
Conservation status
No species documented in this group is genuinely at risk according to the IUCN, with the data available today.
See the global conservation statusWhere they live
Recorded in 205 countries. The ones with the most species in the group:
Where to see them
- Aldabra3 species
- Bali Barat3 species
- Amami Gunto2 species
- Ao Phang Nga2 species
- Archipielago de Bazaruto2 species
- Arrecifes de Tubbataha2 species
- Biscayne2 species
- Bunaken2 species
- Cape Range2 species
- Con Dao2 species
- East Rennell2 species
- Everglades2 species
- Agincourt Reefsdiving
- Aldabra Atolldiving
- Alor Archipelagodiving
- Ambon (Twilight Zone)diving
- Amed y Jemeluk Baydiving
- Andaman Islands (Havelock)diving
Did you know…
Paradoxically, some components of its venom have been used to develop painkillers.
From Geography Cone
It takes small and medium-sized fish with a venomous harpoon, lying half-buried in the sediment of shallow reefs.
From Geography Cone
At least 36 documented human deaths over 300 years are attributed to it.
From Geography Cone
Its calcareous operculum — thick, white and domed — is sold as an ornament and known as a cat's eye.
From Green Snail
An adult can weigh two kilos, almost all of it shell.
From Green Snail
It is one of the largest marine snails in the world, with a shell of up to 20 cm and a weight of more than two kilos.
From Green Snail
Sclerochronology studies using stable isotopes show that it lives only some 16 years and that the females do not begin breeding until 6 or 7, so that collecting the largest individuals removes precisely the breeders.
From Horse Conch
It has been the official state shell of Florida since 1969.
From Horse Conch