NEW:
The page about Giant Squid species,
such as the Giant Squid
(Architeuthis dux), the
Colossal Squid (Mesonychoteuthis
hamiltoni) and the
Humboldt Squid (Dosidicus
gigas) has been completely revised and freshly translated.
(30.05.2026).
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NEW: The
introduction (Part
1, Part 2) to
the page on Cephalopods has been largely expanded, completely revised and
freshly translated. (30.05.2026).
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NEW:
The page about the Giant Pacific Octopus
(Enteroctopus dofleini) and its relatives has been completely revised and
freshly translated. (26.05.2026).
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NEW: The page on the so-called Paper Nautiluses or Argonauts (Argonautidae),
which are neither nautiluses nor made from paper, has undergone significant extension and revision. (25.05.2026).
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NEW: The page on cephalopods (Cephalopoda): Nautiluses, squid,
cuttlefish and octopuses is presently undergoing a large overhaul, including massive extension and revision.
While translation is under way, there might be some links that do not yet work. We ask for your patience, updates will be given on this page! (24.05.2026).
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Green sea slugs that can perform photosynthesis?! The page on the
very interesting group of
sap-sucking slugs (Sacoglossa) has been completely revised and freshly
translated. (24.11.2025).
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The page on Common or Blue
Mussel (Mytilus edulis) has been completely revised and freshly
translated. (05.11.2025).
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The page on Chitons
(Polyplacophora) has been completely revised and freshly translated.
(29.09.2025).
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The pages on "Leaf
Snails (Hygromiidae)" have been completely revised (now in three parts:
Part 1,
Part 2 and
Part 3) and freshly
translated. Also, a new page about "Heath
Snails (Geomitridae)" has been introduced to replace the older heath
snail page, which also had been completely revised and freshly translated.
(28.09.2025).
- The page "A History
of Snail Cultivation" has been completely revised and freshly
translated. (03.07.2025).
- The page "Snail
Cultivation" has been completely revised, expanded and freshly
translated. (02.07.2025).
- The second part of "Economic Use
of Sea Snails" has been puslished. There are sections about "Turban
Snails", "Top Snails",
"Crown Conches" and
the largestest shelled gastropod in the world, the "Australian
Trumpet", Syrinx aruana. (01.07.2025).
- The first part of "Economic Use of
Sea Snails" has been published. There are sections about "Purple
Snails", "Whelks",
"Periwinkles" and
"Abalones". A second part
is soon to follow! (30.06.2025).
- The page "Freshwater Snails Part 2 - Lung-Breathing Snails" has been
completely revised, expanded and freshly translated. There are now sections
about "Fresh water Limpets", "Pond Snails", "Bladder Snails" and "Ramshorn
Snails". (29.06.2025).
- The page "Freshwater Snails
Part 1 -
Gill-Breathing Snails" has been completely revised, expanded and freshly
translated. There are now sections about "Freshwater
Nerites", "River Snails
(Viviparidae)", "Faucet
Snails (Bithyniidae)", "Spring
Snails (Bythinellidae)" and "Valve
Snails (Valvatidae)", as well as several other interesting freshwater
snail groups. (28.06.2025).
- The page "How snails came to live on land" has been published. Apart
from a section on terrestrial pulmonate snails there are also sections on
three different groups of terrestrial operculate snails that can be found on
land. As it turns out, gastropods have managed to adapt to life on dry land
at least beween ten to twelve times independently, originating from different
systematical groups. (27.06.2025).
- The pages on Marine Gastropods have been completely revised, expanded
and freshly translated. There are now two parts:
Marine Gastropods: Ecology
and Habitats, as well as Marine Gastropods: Systematics and Diversity.
(26.06.2025).
- The page on The Common Whelk (Buccinum undatum) has been completely
revised and freshly translated. (22.06.2025).
- The page Cone Shells (Conidae) - Masters of Camouflage and Poison has
been completely revised and freshly translated. (20.06.2025).
- A new page about Cowry Shells
(Cypraeidae) has been published. There is information about cowry shells'
biology as well as about their cultural importance during human history.
(19.06.2025).
- The page Snails and Slugs (Gastropoda): An Introduction has been
completely revised, expanded and freshly translated. (18.06.2025).
- The starting page about Snails and Slugs (Gastropoda) has been completely revised and freshly translated. (16.06.2025).
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