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Also known as "volcano snails," these gastropods grow a suit of metal-enriched scaly armor and have an enormous heart, which helps them survive in oxygen-poor water in the deep ocean.

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Known as Janthina, or violet sea snails, these dazzling creatures are typically found drifting far offshore in tropical and subtropical waters.

Toxin from one of the most venomous animals on the planet -- a deadly sea snail -- could help researchers figure out new ways to treat diabetes and other hormone disorders, a new study suggests.

These sea snails are also voracious predators themselves and feast upon free-floating hydrozoans such as Velella velella and Portuguese man o' war. "They're small, but they're mighty," she said.

Exquisite, rarely seen purple sea snails ride warm currents off California coast A UC San Diego marine snail expert found them while walking her dog on the beach at La Jolla Shores.