Gastropods and humans

thumb|Georgian seed pearl gold ring

flesh from snails

thumb|Carved conches or Vamavarta shankhas, , Pala Empire|Pala period, India: The leftmost one is carved with the image of [[Lakshmi and Vishnu, and has silver additions.]] thumb|A shankha, 19th century thumb|A Shankha (conch shell) with Vishnu emblem carved

thumb|A snail farm near Eyragues, [[Provence, France]] Heliciculture, commonly known as snail farming, is the process of raising edible land snails, primarily for human consumption or cosmetic use. The meat and snail eggs can be consumed as escargot and as a type of caviar, respectively.

Prehistoric and historic currency using sea shells

form of humorous entertainment

apartment building in Tartu City, Estonia

pseudo-scientific communications device