Taxonomy branches
Gastropods
Gastropoda
Species
128
Media
682
Subcategories
7
Gastropods, commonly known as slugs and snails, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda.
Archive highlights
Most media in this gallery
Species with the most media in this branch of the archive.
Browse branches
Subcategories
Larger branches appear first, with each card labelled by its taxonomic rank.
subclass
Heterobranchia · Heterobranchs
A diverse subclass represented here by sea slugs, sea hares, bubble snails, and their relatives.
order89 species
Nudibranchs
Nudibranchia
True nudibranchs: dorids, aeolids, and dendronotids.
526 media itemsExplore
superorder15 species
Sacoglossans
Sacoglossa
Sap-sucking sea slugs, often leaf-like or green.
83 media itemsExplore
order13 species
Bubble Snails and Allies
Cephalaspidea
Bubble snails and their close allies.
47 media itemsExplore
order3 species
Sea Hares and Akera Snails
Aplysiida
Sea hares and Akera snails.
7 media itemsExplore
order2 species
Side-gilled Sea Slugs
Pleurobranchida
Side-gilled sea slugs, distinct from nudibranchs.
5 media itemsExplore
subclass
Caenogastropoda
Marine snails represented here by predatory neogastropods and other shelled-snail lineages.
