Portal:Gastropods/Major topics

• Introductory articles

Gastropoda, snail, slug, land snail, freshwater snail, sea snail, sea slug

• Anatomy of hard parts

Gastropod shell, operculum, radula, love dart, clausilium

• Anatomy by systems

Digestive system of gastropods, respiratory system of gastropods, circulatory system of gastropods, excretory system of gastropods, sensory organs of gastropods, nervous system of gastropods, reproductive system of gastropods

• The current taxonomy

Taxonomy of the Gastropoda (Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005), and also, changes in the taxonomy of gastropods since 2005

• Gastropods with significant positive human impact

As food	Ornaments, pearls, etc	Research on nerve conduction	Source of medicines	For other sciences
Conch species Abalone species Whelk species Common periwinkle Escargot species and many others	Nacre Abalone Trochus Turbo Lobatus gigas Puka shell	Aplysia species	Conus species	Shelled taxa are valuable in archaeological and paleontological studies

• Gastropods with significant negative human impact

Most invasive on land	Most invasive in freshwater	Most invasive in saltwater	Vectors for diseases
Achatina fulica Euglandina rosea Arion vulgaris	Pomacea canaliculata Potamopyrgus antipodarum	Batillaria attramentaria Boonea bisuturalis Ceratostoma inornatum Crepidula fornicata Ilyanassa obsoleta Littorina littorea Rapana venosa Urosalpinx cinerea	Biomphalaria glabrata Oncomelania hupensis Bulinus truncatus