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Are snails vertebrate or invertebrate?

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The question is asking whether snails are classified as vertebrates or invertebrates, which relates to their biological classification based on the presence or absence of a backbone.

Answer

invertebrate

The final answer is snail is an invertebrate.

Answer for screen readers

The final answer is snail is an invertebrate.

More Information

Snails belong to the group of animals called Mollusca and class Gastropoda. They lack a bony internal structure and instead have a hard external shell.

Tips

A common mistake is to classify an animal as a vertebrate based on having a hard outer shell, but the classification is based on the presence of a spinal column.

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