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Enjoying life at its own pace

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Gargen  Snail ( Cornu aspersum ) kingdom  : Animalia   Phyllum : Mollusca    Class   : Gastropoda         Order   : Stylommatophora   Genus    : Cornu                  Species  :  C. aspersum             Garden snail as the name tells are often seen in garden, finding this slow moving organism was really helpfull during the rainy season.  This species belong to the phyllum mollusca. This phylllum species are known as molluscs and are characterised by having a soft body not well differentiated but mainly having a hard outer shell . The shell  is made up of calcium carbonate and is a bit fragile incase of snail, so watch out before stepping in your garden as your mis-step would end up you crushing their shell and killing a rather small innocent snail (cause i ended up doing the same)😅. Snails are of various variety but are classify  under the common umbrella of the class gastropoda. Gastropoda is a large class of molluscs like snail, slugs and whelks. this are categorized under gastropo