it is called a, never mind I don't know//// It's called a snail because ADAM FROM THE BIBLEEEEEEE NAMED IT SNAIL
Gastro= Stomach
Pod= Foot
Because they're basically comprised of a stomach (gastro) and a foot (pod) IE slugs, snails, conch etc.
Snails are called Gastropods because their stomach and foot are so close to one another. The term Gastropod Latin meaning is 'stomach' 'foot'.
rearing of snails is called heliciculture
marine snails or gastropodas, their scientific name, feed on the plants in their habitat which is water. some examples are seaweed, algae, and other decaying snails. hope this answered the question. i just did a report on gastropodas in my biology class for high school and it took me like 2 hours to just find anything about them. i got an A on my report so my answer is most likely correct;)
Elodea is a genus of aquatic plants often called the waterweeds.Snails includes sea snails, land snails and freshwater snails. Snails lacking a shell or having only a very small one are usually called slugs. Snails that have a broadly conical shell that is not coiled or appears not to be coiled are usually known as limpets.
A snails tongue is called a Radula.
mollusks
Escargots are a French delicacy of cooked land snails usually served in their shells with garlic butter and parsley. It is a popular dish in French cuisine.
Soft-bodied invertebrates are called mollusks, mollusks are snails, snails are mollusks because snail have soft bodies.
Snails live in their shells.
A snails tongue is called a Radula.
Heather Mills
France. The French consume approximately 25 000 metric tons every year.
Pollination by snails/slugs is called malacophily :)