Fish with transparent heads? Crabs with 13-foot legs? These are some of the bizarre-looking sea creatures found lurking on the ocean floor!

The first new species, Peltospira gargantua, was found on a black smoker chimney in the Hydra field at a depth of about 12,300 feet, researchers said.

Massive mounds of conch shells have been towering near Anegada in the British Virgin Islands for hundreds of years.

Less adventurous eaters today see snails as a garden pest and are quick to point out ... by authors like Aristotle and Homer. Oyster shells found at Troy confirm they were a favoured food.

It is known for its habit of hitting snails against a rock to break the shell and access the soft-bodied prey within; piles of broken snail shells are a good indicator of a bird's presence. During the ...

Marine snails were the source of the precious purple dye, painstakingly collected one drop at a time, that became the symbolic color of royalty. Shells may also have served as models for the ...

While reproducing from the side of the neck may seem odd, it is, in fact, par for the course for snails. That's because they are encased in protective shells that allow them to retreat from ...