1, Marlboro
Wanbao snail belongs to Oncomelania. Wanbao snail is the most ornamental snail in this genus, and it has a wide range of producing areas, mostly around coral reefs in tropical areas of the Pacific Ocean and Indian Ocean. Wanbao snail, Tangguan snail, Phoenix snail and Nautilus are also called the four famous snails in the world. Large shellfish of Myriophyllum.
The overall color is golden, noble, smooth and moist, small in quantity, difficult to capture, and first-class in collection, viewing and decoration value. According to folklore, collectors can make a fortune. In addition, some conch lovers like to put Wanbao snails in fish tanks. Because of its gorgeous color, the Wanbao snail in the water is like a huge red gem, which eclipses other decorations in the fish tank.
2. Tang Guanluo
Tangguan snail shell is large and heavy, with a length of 30cm and a height of grayish white to golden yellow. It has a metallic luster and is shaped like a crown hat in the Tang Dynasty, hence the name. Because of its unique and beautiful shape, it is a treasure of furniture and amusement, and its market price is also high.
The meat is edible, and the shell is for viewing and can be used for carving. It is mainly distributed in warm waters of the world, such as East Africa, Malaysian, Indonesian, South China Sea of China and Taiwan Province Province, and often inhabits below the low tide line. At present, Tang Guanjia is a national second-class protected animal in China.
3. Pteris
Pteris guttata, also known as Pteris guttata, has a high and sharp tower, and the top of the snail is often defective. Mainly distributed in coral reefs in Indian Ocean, New Zealand, Philippine, Japanese, China and other warm seas, the pattern is as gorgeous as "phoenix tail", the layout is even, the shell surface is colorful, and the decoration is rich, which can be used as a horn.
Its magnificent appearance is a symbol of strength. It is said that it can exorcise evil spirits and keep peace. The ancients regarded it as a sacred object and enshrined it in some temples. Phoenix snail has become one of the most precious conch varieties in the world with its beautiful patterns and rare peacock tail feathers.
4. Nautilus
Nautilus * * * has 2 genera and 6 species, and its entire shell is smooth as a disk and shaped like a parrot's mouth, hence the name "Nautilus", which is one of the oldest primitive marine life on the earth. Nautilus appeared in Paleozoic, and now there are only six species in the deep sea of the South Pacific, which is known as "the living fossil in the ocean".
Nautilus is of great value to the study of biological evolution and paleontology, and it is as rare as the giant panda in China. At present, it is a national first-class protected animal in China. If it needs to be sold, it has to pay 30,000 yuan of resource protection fee to the state, and it can only be operated with the approval of the Ministry of Agriculture of China.
5. Paul
Snails are mainly distributed in intertidal zones, rocky reefs, coral reefs and sediment beds in tropical and subtropical warm waters, with a wide variety of 307 species. Paul is loved by people for his combination of food, appreciation and decoration. Among them, the most prominent is the black star snail, whose surface is covered with black spots, which looks like jaguar stripes and is dazzling in color, which makes viewers fondle it.
Because of its high shell quality and price, collectors usually bury it in the sand after collecting it, and then wash it and sell it after its pulp decays. There is also a yellow snail, which has been inseparable from human beings since ancient times and has been circulated around the world as money in history.
6. Oncomelania gigantea
Weng Rongluo also has a long history, which first appeared in the Cambrian 570 million years ago. Today, it is mainly distributed in the West Indies, Indonesia, Japan, South Africa and Central America. According to incomplete statistics, there are more than 15 species. Oncomelania Dragon Palace is only one kind of Oncomelania, and it is the largest and most beautiful one among Oncomelania.
Step 7 weave snails
Snails, also known as conch and wheat snail, are small in size, about 1cm long and 0.5 cm wide, which is about the size of a fingernail. They used to be the main edible snails in the southeast coastal areas of China, and even in Putian, Fujian, the custom of eating snails on holidays was circulated. Stir-fried snails are bright in color, white and round, tender and smooth to eat, with a slight gluten.
However, due to the pollution of marine environment and the frequent occurrence of "red tides" in recent years, the toxicity of "shifangha toxin" in snails has greatly increased. People will feel dizzy, vomit and numb, and some people will die directly. The Ministry of Health has banned the sale of snails.
8. Red snail
The red snail has a large and thick shell, a rough surface, a wide mouth and a smooth red or grayish yellow interior, and is a hermaphrodite snail. There are two kinds of common red snails in China, which are widely distributed and very common. One is the red snail produced in the northern and southern coastal areas; One is the wrinkled red snail, which is only found on the southern coast.
Their meat, especially the muscle hypertrophy of their feet, is also a good seafood like abalone. In fact, besides meat, red snails are also very useful. Smoking utensils or other small handicrafts made by shell carving factory are very popular with people. People who like to go to the seaside like to find some red snail shells as souvenirs.
9.phoenix snail
The most striking feature of the phoenix snail is its developed eyes, long and sharp tentacles on the eye stalk, which can be freely extended and contracted, and colorful patterns on the shell surface. Mainly distributed in tropical and subtropical waters, such as the Indo-Pacific waters south of Amami Island in Japan, northern Australia and eastern East Africa.
There are many kinds of phoenix snails, as many as 139 species. The most representative ones are the East African snail, the vase snail and the Darkmouth snail. Phoenix snail meat is edible, its shell shape is peculiar, its shell surface is beautiful, bright and shiny, and it can be used as ornamental and making decorations, which is of high value.
10, heartworm
Conus, also known as heartworm, mainly grows in the coastal areas of Africa, the Red Sea, India, Ceylon, Japan, Xisha Islands and other Haiti. It is a beautiful snail that lives on coastal coral reefs and beaches, with a wide variety, about 500 species all over the world. The shell of the chickenheart snail is sharp at the front and thin at the back, which is shaped like a chicken heart or taro. The body surface has different colors and patterns and is colorful.
Although it is very ornamental, it is very toxic. Venom contains hundreds of different ingredients, and the toxin of a conus is enough to kill 10 people. The most representative species of conus are conus rotundus and conus brocade, which are very famous.