A snail is a gastropod.
Gastro is latin for stomach.
Pod is latin for foot.
Meaning...stomach-foot. Which is accurate since a snail slides around on their stomach, also making that their foot.
A cephalopod is a snail.
Snail. It is a mollusk or cephalopod of some type.
A snail is a mollusk, but not a cephalopod. That is; that they are in the Kingdom Animalia, and the Phylum Mollusca. Snails are actually members of the Class Gastropoda, which translates to "body-foot". Cephalopods belong to the Kingdom Animalia and the Phylum Mollusca, but their Class is Cephalopoda, which translates to "head-foot". Some common Cephalopods are octopi and squid.
it looked like something like todays octopus but had a hard shell on its head. the shell looked something like a snail shell when curled up but epands.
A cephalopod is a mollusk and an invertebrate; it has no skeleton neither external nor internal.
Yes they are
A octopus is a cephalopod that has no shell. Also squid have internal shells that are not used for protection.
Cephalopod
bilateral symmetry
A cephalopod.
The suckers of a cephalopod, such as an octopus or squid, serve multiple crucial functions. They enable the animal to grasp and manipulate objects, aiding in hunting and feeding by allowing the cephalopod to hold onto prey securely. Additionally, the suckers are equipped with sensory cells that help detect chemicals and textures, enhancing the cephalopod's ability to navigate its environment and locate food. This combination of gripping ability and sensory feedback makes the suckers essential for survival.
The only extant cephalopod that produces an external shell is the chambered nautilus. The shells produced by squid and cuttlefish are internal.