These marine snails combine exceptional vision, protective shells, and acrobatic leaping ... "Unlike the big, colorful eyes of the conch snails, their smaller-eyed relatives have a reduced lens ...

A conch shell, measuring seven centimetres, has been unearthed at Marungur near Panruti in Cuddalore district where the Tamil Nadu State Department of Archaeology has been conducting excavations.

But in fact, any big shell will do—such as a conch. With a few of its suckers, this octopus is holding two halves of a clamshell. As you watch, it drops them and hoists itself up a little.

A coordinated operation conducted by the Sri Lanka Navy and Air Force led to the apprehension of a suspect with 3,492 conch shells, made ready for sale, in the Pesalai area, Talaimannar on January 27.

The large, marine snail is heavily in demand for its meat and iconic shell, which is used for décor and jewelry; overfishing and poaching have caused its decline in the Mexican Caribbean. “Under ...