Do snails have teeth??
Most of us won't believe this... a snail has over 12,000 teeth, and some even have more....
Snails have thousands of teeth which are used for scraping or
cutting food. The teeth are arranged in rows on a chitinous
ribbon and together form the radula. A typical radula may
have 120 rows of 100 teeth i.e. around 12 000 teeth, though
some species may have more than 20 000 teeth. The
arrangement and shape of teeth varies from family to family.
Snails have thousands of teeth which are used for scraping or
cutting food. The teeth are arranged in rows on a chitinous
ribbon and together form the radula. A typical radula may
have 120 rows of 100 teeth i.e. around 12 000 teeth, though
some species may have more than 20 000 teeth. The
arrangement and shape of teeth varies from family to family.
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