The snail’s shell diameter averages about 22 to 30 millimeters (.87 to 1.18 inches). Each snail’s shell has a unique combination of stripes and colors, so no two are exactly alike. These snails eat ...

Increased trafficking of colorful snail shells is now posing a serious threat to these species. The ‘painted snails’ are native to Cuba and are known to be the world’s most beautiful snails. These ...

Kendall Powell is a freelance writer in Boulder, Colorado. In my laboratory at the University of Oriente, in Santiago de Cuba, we study the six species of Polymita, known as painted snails, which are ...

Credit: Angus Davison/Bernardo Reyes-Tur/Cover Images A team of British and Cuban scientists has embarked on a mission to save several species of snail whose unique beauty has threatened their very ...

Confusion surrounding the identity of the Painted Rocksnail, a species listed as federally threatened, has been cleared up after over 100 years of mistaken identity. Researchers determined that ...