Gastropoda
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The Gastropoda or gastropods, more commonly known as snails and slugs, are a large taxonomic class within the phylum Mollusca. The class Gastropoda includes snails and slugs of all kinds and all sizes from microscopic to large.
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Reproductive system
Courtship is a part of mating behavior in some gastropods including some of the Helicidae. Again, in some land snails, an unusual feature of the reproductive system of gastropods is the presence and utilization of love darts.
In many marine gastropods other than the opisthobranchs, there are separate sexes; most land gastropods however are hermaphrodites.
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See also
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