Did you know? section on the Wikipedia Main Page has included interesting facts (aka "hooks") from the following gastropod-related articles. In addition some of the hooks listed were created specially for the Portal and did not appear as a Main Page DYK.
a shell of Madagasikara johnsoni... that nothing is known about the anatomy of the 7 cm long freshwater snail Madagasikara johnsoni(shell pictured)?
a shell of Madagasikara spinosa... that Madagasikara spinosa(shell pictured) is the type species of the poorly known genus Madagasicara from
Madagascar?
... that in the computer game Steg, an adult slug feeds young slugs with maggots caught in bubbles of slime?
... that the upthrust of
Stark's Knob has been studied using snails between pillows?
a shell of Clappia cahabensis... that both species of freshwater snails in the genus Clappia were thought to be extinct, but Clappia cahabensis(shell pictured) is believed to have survived?
drawing of two views of Cryptella canariensis... that there are more species of
semi-slugs(example pictured) than of
slugs?
live Cepaea nemoralis... that the coloration of the land snail Cepaea nemoralis(pictured) has recently been the subject of a
citizen science project in Europe?
two live Pseudofusulus varians... that the land snail Pseudofusulus varians(pictured) is endangered in the whole of Europe?
statue of Spiridon Brusina... that there is a statue of the Croatian malacologist
Spiridon Brusina(pictured) in
Zagreb?
apertural view of the shell of Radix natalensis... that Radix natalensis(shell pictured) is a widespread freshwater snail in Africa?
... that the
subulinidEuonyma laeocochlis from South Africa has not been collected for more than 100 years since its original description?
three views of the shell of Spelaeoconcha paganettii... that the land snail Spelaeoconcha paganettii(shells pictured) is the only member of the family
Spelaeoconchidae?
larva of Alecton discoidalis predation a snail Oleacina sp.... that the larva of the Cuban endemic firefly Alecton discoidalis(pictured) attacks
land snails, including carnivorous ones?
drawing of Limacina helicina... that Limacina helicina(pictured) is a keystone species in Arctic pelagic ecosystems and that it is vulnerable to
ocean acidification?
shell of Cerithidea decollata... that Cerithidea decollata(shell pictured) is a sea snail that can foresee the future?
shells of Bolinus cornutus... that a
Tyrian purple dye can be extracted from the West African Horned Murex Bolinus cornutus(shell pictured)?
2010
live Deroceras laeve... that the land slug Deroceras laeve(pictured) goes deliberately into water?
Laevaricella perlucens... that the land snail Laevaricella perlucens(pictured) was figured for the first time 141 years after it was officially described?
shell of Achatina vassei... that shells of Achatina vassei(pictured) are held by only two museums worldwide?
shell of Careoradula perelegans... that the
streptaxidCareoradula perelegans(shell pictured) is the only known terrestrial gastropod which has no
radula?
César Marie Félix Ancey... that
César Marie Félix Ancey(pictured) was a French conchologist?
Bielzia coerulans... that the blue Carpathian slug Bielzia coerulans(pictured) is brown when it is a juvenile?
Boettgerilla pallens... that Boettgerilla pallens(pictured), originating in the
Caucasus, has spread to almost all of Europe?
Wilhelm Dunker... that the German geologist, paleontologist and zoologist
Wilhelm Dunker(pictured) was one of the most important
malacologists of his time?
Shell of Atlanta lesueurii... that 6 mm snails of the species Atlanta lesueurii(shell pictured) undergo
vertical migration of a few tens of meters each day?
Shell of Inchoatia haussknechti... that snails from the genus Inchoatia(shells pictured) live only in
Greece?
Indoplanorbis exustus... that the widely distributed Asian freshwater snail Indoplanorbis exustus(pictured) is an important intermediate host for several trematode parasites?
Gulella streptostelopsis... that the minute land snail Gulella streptostelopsis(shell pictured) may in fact represent an as yet unnamed genus?
... that the family
Helicostoidae contains only one species?
Pomacea bridgesii... that within the class Gastropoda there are 33 families that contain species of
freshwater snails(one species pictured)?
A. C. van Bruggen... that the Dutch malacologist
Adolph Cornelis van Bruggen(pictured) is an expert in African land snails?
apertural view of Xerocrassa geyeri... that the active
dispersal capacity of Xerocrassa geyeri(shell pictured) is about 3 metres during its one-year lifetime?
... that populations of Deroceras rodnae from western Europe (for example from Germany) were identified as Deroceras juranum in 2009, and that these two species are externally indistinguishable?
Moais on Easter Island... that Conus miliaris preys on a more diverse assemblage of prey at
Easter Island(pictured)?
...that because of its aquatic origin and resemblance to the vulva, the
shankha(carved examples pictured) is linked with female fertility and is an integral part of
Tantric rites?
...that the land snail Euglandina rosea is a significant threat to the freshwater snail known as
Newcomb's snailErinna newcombi(pictured) from Hawaii, because the predatory Euglandina is able to hunt Erinna under water?
Did you know? section on the Wikipedia Main Page has included interesting facts (aka "hooks") from the following gastropod-related articles. In addition some of the hooks listed were created specially for the Portal and did not appear as a Main Page DYK.
a shell of Madagasikara johnsoni... that nothing is known about the anatomy of the 7 cm long freshwater snail Madagasikara johnsoni(shell pictured)?
a shell of Madagasikara spinosa... that Madagasikara spinosa(shell pictured) is the type species of the poorly known genus Madagasicara from
Madagascar?
... that in the computer game Steg, an adult slug feeds young slugs with maggots caught in bubbles of slime?
... that the upthrust of
Stark's Knob has been studied using snails between pillows?
a shell of Clappia cahabensis... that both species of freshwater snails in the genus Clappia were thought to be extinct, but Clappia cahabensis(shell pictured) is believed to have survived?
drawing of two views of Cryptella canariensis... that there are more species of
semi-slugs(example pictured) than of
slugs?
live Cepaea nemoralis... that the coloration of the land snail Cepaea nemoralis(pictured) has recently been the subject of a
citizen science project in Europe?
two live Pseudofusulus varians... that the land snail Pseudofusulus varians(pictured) is endangered in the whole of Europe?
statue of Spiridon Brusina... that there is a statue of the Croatian malacologist
Spiridon Brusina(pictured) in
Zagreb?
apertural view of the shell of Radix natalensis... that Radix natalensis(shell pictured) is a widespread freshwater snail in Africa?
... that the
subulinidEuonyma laeocochlis from South Africa has not been collected for more than 100 years since its original description?
three views of the shell of Spelaeoconcha paganettii... that the land snail Spelaeoconcha paganettii(shells pictured) is the only member of the family
Spelaeoconchidae?
larva of Alecton discoidalis predation a snail Oleacina sp.... that the larva of the Cuban endemic firefly Alecton discoidalis(pictured) attacks
land snails, including carnivorous ones?
drawing of Limacina helicina... that Limacina helicina(pictured) is a keystone species in Arctic pelagic ecosystems and that it is vulnerable to
ocean acidification?
shell of Cerithidea decollata... that Cerithidea decollata(shell pictured) is a sea snail that can foresee the future?
shells of Bolinus cornutus... that a
Tyrian purple dye can be extracted from the West African Horned Murex Bolinus cornutus(shell pictured)?
2010
live Deroceras laeve... that the land slug Deroceras laeve(pictured) goes deliberately into water?
Laevaricella perlucens... that the land snail Laevaricella perlucens(pictured) was figured for the first time 141 years after it was officially described?
shell of Achatina vassei... that shells of Achatina vassei(pictured) are held by only two museums worldwide?
shell of Careoradula perelegans... that the
streptaxidCareoradula perelegans(shell pictured) is the only known terrestrial gastropod which has no
radula?
César Marie Félix Ancey... that
César Marie Félix Ancey(pictured) was a French conchologist?
Bielzia coerulans... that the blue Carpathian slug Bielzia coerulans(pictured) is brown when it is a juvenile?
Boettgerilla pallens... that Boettgerilla pallens(pictured), originating in the
Caucasus, has spread to almost all of Europe?
Wilhelm Dunker... that the German geologist, paleontologist and zoologist
Wilhelm Dunker(pictured) was one of the most important
malacologists of his time?
Shell of Atlanta lesueurii... that 6 mm snails of the species Atlanta lesueurii(shell pictured) undergo
vertical migration of a few tens of meters each day?
Shell of Inchoatia haussknechti... that snails from the genus Inchoatia(shells pictured) live only in
Greece?
Indoplanorbis exustus... that the widely distributed Asian freshwater snail Indoplanorbis exustus(pictured) is an important intermediate host for several trematode parasites?
Gulella streptostelopsis... that the minute land snail Gulella streptostelopsis(shell pictured) may in fact represent an as yet unnamed genus?
... that the family
Helicostoidae contains only one species?
Pomacea bridgesii... that within the class Gastropoda there are 33 families that contain species of
freshwater snails(one species pictured)?
A. C. van Bruggen... that the Dutch malacologist
Adolph Cornelis van Bruggen(pictured) is an expert in African land snails?
apertural view of Xerocrassa geyeri... that the active
dispersal capacity of Xerocrassa geyeri(shell pictured) is about 3 metres during its one-year lifetime?
... that populations of Deroceras rodnae from western Europe (for example from Germany) were identified as Deroceras juranum in 2009, and that these two species are externally indistinguishable?
Moais on Easter Island... that Conus miliaris preys on a more diverse assemblage of prey at
Easter Island(pictured)?
...that because of its aquatic origin and resemblance to the vulva, the
shankha(carved examples pictured) is linked with female fertility and is an integral part of
Tantric rites?
...that the land snail Euglandina rosea is a significant threat to the freshwater snail known as
Newcomb's snailErinna newcombi(pictured) from Hawaii, because the predatory Euglandina is able to hunt Erinna under water?