Gastropoda

Also known as gastropod

Gastropods (; previously known as Univalves; class Gastropoda ) are a vast and diverse group of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca, comprising the animals commonly known as snails and slugs. With an estimated 65,000 to 80,000 living species, they form the second-largest animal class after the insects. The fossil record of gastropods extends back to the Late Cambrian. , 721 families are recognized—476 extant (some with fossil representatives) and 245 extinct known only from fossils.

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Gastropoda is a class within the phylum Mollusca. It is an accepted taxon described by Cuvier in 1795. Common names for this group include gastropods, snegler, polži, and Schnecken. The organism inhabits marine, brackish, and freshwater environments. Its temporal range begins in the Cambrian period.

Records of Gastropoda appear in various databases. The Global Biodiversity Information Facility lists 22,018,086 occurrences. PubMed contains 31,537 entries related to the subject. The iDigBio database holds 97,722 records and 13,838 media items from institutions in the United States. Additionally, the topic is referenced by 38,827 other encyclopedia articles.

Synthesized by Vinony from 33 facts across 7 sources: Wikidata, GBIF, PubMed, Gbif Occ, WoRMS, iDigBio, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Species

gastropods

Gastropoda

CLASS

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumMollusca
ClassGastropoda

Habitatmarine, brackish, freshwater

Observations recorded22,018,086

via GBIF

Museum specimens

Specimen records: 97,722
With media: 13,838
Collections: LACM, SDNHM, FMNH
Recorded in: United States

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Research

31,537 papers

Editorial: Gastropoda immunity and host-pathogen interactions.Frontiers in immunology · 2024Bridger JM, Knight MDOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2024.1385106
Defensive strategies of Cladobranchia (Gastropoda, Opisthobranchia).ReviewNatural product reports · 2010Putz A, König GM, Wägele HDOI: 10.1039/b923849m
[NEUROSECRETION IN HELICIDAE (GASTROPODA)].ReviewZeitschrift fur Zellforschung und mikroskopische Anatomie (Vienna, Austria : 1948) · 1963KUHLMANN D
Radula formation in two species of Conoidea (Gastropoda).Journal of morphology · 2020Vortsepneva E, Herbert DG, Kantor YDOI: 10.1002/jmor.21250
A review of the empirical literature on the use of limpets Patella spp. (Mollusca: Gastropoda) as bioindicators of environmental quality.ReviewEcotoxicology and environmental safety · 2018Reguera P, Couceiro L, Fernández NDOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2017.11.004
Bouchetaria (Gastropoda: Cypraeidae), a new genus for the Riddle cowry, B. aenigma (Lorenz 2002), from the deep waters of the Mozambique Channel.Zootaxa · 2024Castelin M, Lorenz FDOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5433.3.7
The Dolicholatiridae and Fasciolariidae (Gastropoda, Buccinoidea) of the Miocene Paratethys Sea.Zootaxa · 2024Harzhauser M, Landau BM, Vermeij GJDOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5470.1.1
The Families of Non-LTR Transposable Elements within Neritimorpha and Other Gastropoda.Genes · 2024Colgan DJDOI: 10.3390/genes15060783

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Encyclopedic overview

28 sections

Contents

Etymology
Diversity
Habitat
Anatomy
Shell
Chirality
Body wall
Sensory organs and nervous system
Digestive system
Respiratory system
Circulatory system
Excretory system
Reproductive system
Life cycle
Feeding behavior
Terrestrial gastropods
Fungivory
Genetics
Geological history and evolution
Phylogeny
Taxonomy
Current classification
History
Ecology and conservation
Predators
References
Sources
External links

Gastropods inhabit an extraordinary range of environments, including marine, freshwater, and terrestrial ecosystems. They occur in gardens, woodlands, deserts, mountains, rivers, lakes, estuaries, mudflats, intertidal zones, the deep sea, hydrothermal vents, and even in parasitic niches.

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