Why are snails eaten (without their shell) and not slugs?

No. Slugs and snails are different species. They belong to the same Phylum (Mollusca) and Class (Gastropoda), but different families. For example, the common land snail, Helix Pomatia, belongs to the Helicidae family. From Snail and Slug -- Kids E... read more

Their only other differences are in habitat and behavior, but these differences are the result of the fact that snails have shells and slugs don't. Without those big shells to carry around, slugs can squeeze themselves into many different habitats that snails can't. read more

Snails without a shell are generally referred to as slugs. But the reduction of an exterior shell not only happens among land snails. In the sea you might find the colourful nudibranchs – them as well survive without a shell. read more