retractibility

Long-time readers of this blog may recall that deep retractibility of land snails into their shells and the resulting conclusion that they build oversized shells have been the subjects of several posts for example, here.

Archive 2006-10-01 AYDIN 2006

While photographing B. minima one day last June, I also tested their retractibility into their shells.

Archive 2006-10-01 AYDIN 2006

His respiration became less easy; the retractibility of his organs no longer worked with as much ease as in the midst of an atmosphere more conveniently adapted for them.

Eight Hundred Leagues on the Amazon 2003

His respiration became less easy; the retractibility of his organs no longer worked with as much ease as in the midst of an atmosphere more conveniently adapted for them.

Eight Hundred Leagues on the Amazon Jules Verne 1866

The retractibility or elasticity of the animal fibre depends on the gluten; and of these fibres are composed the membranes muscles and bones.

The Botanic Garden A Poem in Two Parts. Part 1: the Economy of Vegetation Erasmus Darwin 1766

Back in 2006, I published a short paper on shell repair in Batillaria minima and its relation to the retractibility of the snail into its shell (see this post for details).

SNAIL'S TALES AYDIN ÖRSTAN 2010