Gastropod vs. Mollusk — What's the Difference?

Any of numerous mollusks of the class Gastropoda, characteristically having a single, usually coiled shell or no shell at all, a ventral muscular foot, and eyes and tentacles located on a distinct head, and including the snails, slugs, cowries, and limpets.

(American spelling) mollusc

Any member of a class of mollusks (Gastropoda) that includes snails and slugs; univalve mollusk.

Any of numerous chiefly marine invertebrates of the phylum Mollusca, typically having a soft unsegmented body, a mantle, and a protective calcareous shell, and including the snails, clams, and squids.

One of the Gastropoda.

One of the Mollusca.

A class of mollusks typically having a one-piece coiled shell and flattened muscular foot with a head bearing stalked eyes

Invertebrate having a soft unsegmented body usually enclosed in a shell