Gastropods!

Snails, slugs, and nudibranchs!

Abalone, whelks, and limpets!

Shells of various marine gastropods

Family Olividae

Family Muricidae- This gastropod has its operculum closed.

Family Conidae-These snails hunt and immobilize their prey by using a modified radula that is launched out like a harpoon along with a poison gland.

Family Haliotidae-Abalone do not have an operculum. The inside of an abalone shell is iridescent and quite beautiful.

A video about nudibranchs!