The pulmonates are nearly all land-living gastropods and include about 15,000 species of slugs and snails. They have eyes on the tips of retractible, sensory stalks. Their mantle cavity forms a lung with a contractile opening. They are hermaphrodites and most have coiled shells but various groups have lost these.
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- Freshwater Snails of Florida Identification manual and field guide.
- The Development of Physella, a Freshwater Snail Photographic study by Walter Dioni on the reproduction of this species.
- Microscopic Structure of a Slug's Foot and Slime Secretion Article by M. Halit Umar with many photomicrographs.
- Freshwater Shells Images of a number of species of gastropod found by Helmut Nisters in Austrian lakes and streams.
- Pulmonata Information from Wikipedia on these univalve snails that breathe air, and their classification.
- Siphonaria pectinata: Striped Falselimpet Photographs and information on this air-breathing marine species, including its taxonomy, description, habitat, distribution, life history, population biology, physical tolerances, community ecology and invasion information.
- Galba truncatula Information from Wikipedia on this freshwater snail which is the intermediate host of several flukes which cause diseases such as fascioliasis.
- Ariolimax columbianus: Spotted Banana Slug Photograph and information on the largest North American slug.
- Achatina fulica Article from Wikipedia on the giant African land snail.
- Achatina fulica Information from the Global Invasive Species Database on this threat to the sustainability of crop systems and native ecosystems.
- Helix aspersa: Brown Garden Snail Photographs and a description of this mollusk, and information on its distribution, life history, hosts and economic importance.
- Pomacea spp: Applesnails of Florida Information on these snails which live permanently in trees and their identification, with an illustrated key.
- Predatory Snails of Florida Information and photographs of these snails that eat other snails, Euglandina rosea, Rumina decollata, Haplotrema concavum, Gulella bicolor and Varicella gracillima floridana.
- Theba pisana: White Garden Snail Photographs and information on this species, its distribution, identification, biology and management.
- Tree Snails of Florida Information on a number of snails which live permanently in trees and their identification, with an illustrated key.
- Mollus.ca Robert Forsyth provides a checklist, photograph gallery and bibliography of the terrestrial pulmonata of British Columbia, Canada. Includes information on exotic snails and slugs.
- Stagnant Pond Snail: Lymnaea stagnalis Photographs and information on this snail.
- Leopard Slug: Limax maximus Photographs and information on this slug.
- Eastern Forest Snail: Anguispira alternata Photographs and information on this organism.
- Disc Cannibal Snail: Haplotrema concavum Photographs and information on this large carnivorous snail.
- Achatina fulica East African land snail. Identification profile, feeding, natural environment, taxonomy, care and breeding.
- Ramshorn Snail: Helisoma trivolvis Student project with classification, habitat, adaptation, nutrition, reproduction and interactions with other species.
- Bithynia tentaculata Student project on this freshwater snail including classification, habitat, adaptation, nutrition, reproduction and interactions with other species.
- Trumpet-mouthed Hunter Snail: Gulella salpinx Photograph and information from ARKive including description, range, habitat, biology, threats and conservation.
- Giant African Snail: Achatina fulica Photographs and information from ARKive including description, facts and status.
- Caterpillar Slug: Laevicaulis haroldi Photographs and information from ARKive including description, range, habitat, biology, threats and conservation.
- Common Garden Slug: Arion distinctus Photographs and information from ARKive including description, range, habitat, biology, threats and conservation.
- White-lipped Banded Snail: Cepaea hortensis Photographs and information from ARKive including description, range, habitat, biology, threats and conservation.
- Great Pond Snail: Lymnaea stagnalis Photographs and information from ARKive including description, range, habitat, biology, threats and conservation.
- Dlinza Pinwheel: Trachycystis clifdeni Photograph and information from ARKive including description, range, habitat, biology, threats and conservation.
- Garden Snail: Helix aspersa Photographs and information from ARKive including description, range, habitat, biology, threats and conservation.
- Brown Garden Snail Photographs of Cornu aspersum, description, life history and habits.
- Aldabra Banded Snail: Rachistia aldabra Photographs and information from ARKive including classification, status, description, range, habitat, biology, threats and conservation.
- Galapagos Land Snail: Bulimulus akamatus Photographs and information from ARKive including classification, status, description, range, habitat, biology, threats and conservation.
- Geyer's Whorl Snail: Vertigo geyeri Information from ARKive on this rare European species.
- Glutinous Snail: Myxas glutinosa Information from ARKive on this rare European freshwater species.