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The carnivorous snails have tongues that are covered with thousands of tiny teeth to tear apart food. The gastropod fossils from Jacksboro, TX shown below are from the Pennsylvanian, Finis formation, and these gastropods lived about 300 million years ago.
Slugs and snails share many similar features. However, the most apparent difference between the two is that snails carry coiled shells on their backs whereas slugs do not contain these shells. A shell of snail is composed of calcium carbonate and it keeps growing with the growth of snail.Both produce mucous for retaining the moisture.owever, the most apparent difference between the two is that snails carry coiled shells on their backs whereas slugs do not contain these shells. A shell of snail is composed of calcium carbonate and it keeps growing with the growth of snail. Both produce mucous for retaining the moisture.