Stats

Lifespan

1-25 yrs

Size

Small

Diet

Omnivore

Activity

Nocturnal

Social

Solitary

Biome

Global ecosystems

Range

Worldwide

Movement

Slithering

Breeding

Egg-laying

Defense

Armor

Status

Common

About

These mollusks live in shells or on their own across oceans, lakes, and forests. They possess a ribbon-like tongue covered in thousands of microscopic, jagged teeth.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   juvenile

   A juvenile mollusk takes adult form after its larval phase and begins building or growing its shell.
2. 2.
   adult

   Fully grown at adult shell size or body length.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Mollusca

Class

Gastropoda