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Are slugs just snails without shells?

Answer 1

no

Answer 2

yes.
both are of the gastrapod class but snails have a permanently coiled shell while slugs do not (or have very small ones)...
Here is the wikpiedia ref.

Slugs are gastropod mollusks without shells or with very small internal shells, in contrast to snails, which have a prominent coiled shell. The loss or reduction of the shell is a derived characteristic, and the same basic body design has independently evolved several times, making slugs a polyphyletic group. Although they undergo torsion (180 degree twisting of internal organs) during development, their bodies are streamlined and worm-like, and so show little external evidence of it. Slugs include both marine and terrestrial species. The main group of marine or sea slugs are the nudibranchs. However, the ecological information in the article below applies mainly to land slugs.

The name snail applies to most members of the molluscan class Gastropoda that have coiled shells. Snails are found in freshwater, marine, and terrestrial environments. Most are of herbivorous nature, though a few land species and many marine species may be omnivores or carnivores. Other gastropods, which lack a conspicuous shell, are commonly called slugs, and are scattered throughout groups that primarily include snails. While most people are familiar with only terrestrial snails, the majority of snails are not terrestrial. Snails with lungs belong to the group Pulmonata, while those with gills form a paraphyletic group.


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Answer 3

No...

"Slugs are gastropod mollusks without shells or with very small internal shells, in contrast to snails, which have a prominent coiled shell. The loss or reduction of the shell is a derived characteristic, and the same basic body design has independently evolved several times, making slugs a polyphyletic group. Although they undergo torsion (180 degree twisting of internal organs) during development, their bodies are streamlined and worm-like, and so show little external evidence of it. Slugs include both marine and terrestrial species. The main group of marine or sea slugs are the nudibranchs. However, the ecological information in the article below applies mainly to land slugs."

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Answer 4

Slugs are gastropod mollusks without shells or with very small internal shells
The gastropods, gasteropods, or univalves, are the largest and most successful class of mollusks, with 60,000-75,000 known living species. This class contains a vast number of marine and freshwater species as well as many terrestrial ones. Species include not only the snails and slugs, but also abalone, limpets, cowries, conch and most of the other animals that produce seashells.

Answer 5

No. Though they are both part of the same genis. They are totally different mollusks. Snails cannot come out of their shells voluntarily. The shell is part of their body and grows with them. They cannot leave their shell to pick out another one as hermit crabs do. Actually a slugs closest relative is a worm!Good luck

Answer 6

I dont know the species, and scientific names for them, but I think they may be related, but not that closely. Some snails are edible, But I would never even attempt to eat a slug, eeeuuchh! they are not the same, I would say

Answer 7

No, cause I think snails will die without their shells while a slug would not.

Answer 8

Slugs are simply snails (mollusks) without shells. These slimy creatures live in and on the ground and have big appetites for a wide variety of plants found around the home. Young seedling plants are eaten as well as mature plants. They frequently cause damage to glasshouse (greenhouse) and garden plants, and may be especially injurious in mushroom houses. Occasionally, they may congregate in large numbers in basements, on walls, doorways, and along walkways, making these areas unsightly. Slugs may be found when the ground thaws in the spring until it freezes in the fall. Wet conditions are ideal for slug development.

Answer 9

No, they are both mollusks, however, and taste quite different from each other. In Italian, we used to call slugs "naked snails". I don't know whether that is their proper Italian name, or just a dialect.






(Just kidding about the taste thing, BTW)

Answer 10

No, slugs and snails are both land mollusks. They are related but your question is like asking are snakes just lizards without legs? Or, are quarters just dimes that are worth 25 cents? Or, in general, if A and B are subsets of U, is A just B without (some defining characteristic of B). No, they are both subsets of U.
So snakes aren't just lizards without legs, but both are reptiles.
QUarters aren't just dimes that are worth 25 cents, but both are US coins.
Slugs aren't just snails without shells, but both are terrestiral mollusks.

Answer 11

Yep. Slugs are homeless snails.