These marine snails combine exceptional vision, protective shells, and acrobatic ... While most snails crawl, conch snails possess an exceptionally large foot that allows them to make sudden ...

so large eyes would have been useful to help with escaping danger. In addition, conch snails evolved to have another amazing feature: a curve in the shell. They can retract their eyes into their ...

The large, marine snail is heavily in demand for its meat and iconic shell, which is used for décor and jewelry; overfishing and poaching have caused its decline in the Mexican Caribbean. “Under ...