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Gastropods like land snails undergoe "torsion", in which their anatomy is arranged such that the mouth is juxtaposed with the anus, which coils in through the body and exits right out where the mouth is. The diagram is somewhat misleading. 01:11, 8 December 2011‎ 192.104.254.210

I also have problems with this image, but not because of the position of the anus, which does not open "right out where the mouth is" but under the mantle. I find this image confusing because she shell appears to be sinistral instead of dextral and the genital pore appears to open on the underside of the foot! Invertzoo (talk) 00:30, 2 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

BTW, the anus does not "exit right out where the mouth is" but is above the head and slightly to one side. Nonetheless there are several different problems with this image. Invertzoo (talk) 22:26, 14 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]