Recognized as the official state shell of Texas, the lightning whelk is a fascinating marine predator, Jace Tunnell writes.

A 30-year-long study of a small population of marine snail shows how evolution can adapt to environmental changes quite ...

Then a doctor told him about cone snails—a group of marine snails, beautiful but deadly—and a new drug, a synthetic derivative from the venom of one of them, Conus magus, the magician's cone.

/Physical sciences/Earth sciences/Oceanography/ Marine biology Additional Multimedia Two ecotypes of Littorina saxatilis marine snails, adapted to different environments.

The shells of marine snails – known as pteropods – living in the seas around Antarctica are being dissolved by ocean acidification according to a new study published this week in the journal ...

The pinto abalone is a marine snail found in scattered patches in rocky areas of the intertidal zone off North America's West Coast, from Alaska to California. Pinto abalone are part of the kelp ...

A savored delicacy for sea otters and native coastal people alike, these hard-shelled marine snails were prized for the iridescent colors and the occasional pearl found inside their shells. Like most ...

Officers also found 50 sea cucumbers and 26 pounds of snails, all collected during their closed seasons. The names of the individuals were not released, but citations were issued for multiple ...

Professor at the Marine Science Institute at the University of the Philippines Diliman in the Philippines, for the discovery of conotoxins produced by certain marine snails that can serve as ...