Polygyrid snails
Scientific name: Polygyridae
Polygyrid snails
Scientific name: Polygyridae
Description
Unlike the stereotypical belief that all snails are frail and vulnerable, members of the Polygyridae are equipped with a distinctive structural feature: a shell with a multifunctional aperture equipped with a barrier, enhancing their survival against predation. This family showcases marvelous adaptations such as their ability to secrete a calcareous epiphragm to seal their shells, a strategy particularly useful during dry conditions. These snails are not merely slow crawlers but are resilient survivors, adapted ingeniously to their terrestrial habitats.
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