Moon snails (Euspira heros) are a large round snail with a huge mantle/foot which not only extends out past their shell but envelops it as well. At times it covers all but the very top of its shell.

Moon snail shells can be found washed up on dry parts of the beach. But you might find live ones in submerged parts of sand flats during low tide, Clements said.

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Fully grown, the Lewis’ moon snail can grow up to 5.5 inches. The Washington State Department of Ecology calls it a “voracious predator,” whose favorite dinner is clams.

Moon snails get around using what's scientifically referred to as a foot. But there's little similarity between the sinusoidal undulations and contortions of a snail's foot with the durable but ...