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The Obtuse Horn Shell, also known as Mud Creeper, is a relatively common snail found in muddy coastal areas. It grows to around 5–6 cm. It grows to around 5–6 cm. It is used as a food in Southeast Asia, where it is known by the name of Belitung and Siput Sedut in Malay, Hoi Joob Jaeng ( Thai : หอยจุ๊บแจง ), and Ốc Len ...
Cylindrus obtusus is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Helicidae, the typical snails. This species is endemic to Austria . It lives on certain mountain tops in the Eastern Alps, in limestone habitats, e.g. the Dürrnstein, Ötscher and Gesäuse Mountains.
Edible molluscs are harvested from saltwater, freshwater, and the land, and include numerous members of the classes Gastropoda (snails), Bivalvia (clams, scallops, oysters etc.), Cephalopoda (octopus and squid), and Polyplacophora (chitons). Many species of molluscs are eaten worldwide, either cooked or raw.
Snails are eaten by humans in many areas such as Africa, Southeast Asia and Mediterranean Europe, while in other cultures, snails are seen as a taboo food. In English, edible land snails are commonly called escargot, from the French word for 'snail'. [1] Snails as a food date back to ancient times, with numerous cultures worldwide having ...
Snail radula at work = Food = ... C. obtusus is an endemic snail species of the Eastern Alps. There is strong evidence for self-fertilization in the easternmost ...
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Conus obtusus Kiener, 1845 (invalid: junior homonym of Conus mediterraneus var. obtusa Requien, 1848) Varioconus variegatus (Kiener, 1848) Conus variegatus , common name the variable cone , is a species of sea snail , a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae , the cone snails and their allies.
Cylindrus is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Helicidae, the typical snails.. According to some authors, the name Cylindrus Fitzinger, 1833 was homonymous with the cone snail genus Cylindrus Batsch, 1789, an alternate representation of Conus Linnaeus, 1758 and Cylindrus Deshayes, 1824 .