According to the FWC, Florida is home to several species​, including the native Florida apple snail, and four exotic species ...

A student was enjoying a sunset stroll on a beach in La Jolla, California, when she came across something very rare.

Rare violet sea snails, Janthina, have appeared on La Jolla Shores, the first time in ten years they appear on the San Diego ...

Beachgoers in San Diego may have spotted some glistening, purple shells reminiscent of small gemstones in the sand recently.

Oceanographer Anya Stajner was enjoying a sunset walk along the La Jolla Shores beach when a vibrant violet pop of color ...

Janthina sea snails, a rare tropical species, have been discovered on San Diego beaches for the first time in a decade.

Buffett died September 1 at age 76. Biologist Rüdiger Bieler, the report's lead author, first saw the snail while scuba diving and noted its citrusy color, which reminded him of the popular cocktail.

"Secondly, thrushes have become far less common in the last 30 years or so - so snail colouring in different habitats might be less important." This is what the Evolution MegaLab, which will run from ...

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

The sea snails are a part of the same family of an invasive species discovered in 2017 in the Florida Keys that is scientifically named Thylacodes vandyensis.