The demand for snail as food and other purposes has promoted snail farming and one of the problems faced by snail farmers is snail aestivation which sometimes led to death of snails.
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RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE COLUMELLAR MUSCLE AND COLUMELLAR OF GIANT AFRICAN LAND SNAIL (Archachatina marginata)
The columellar muscles originate from the columellar of the shell, attaching the body parts of snail to the shell and responsible for retraction in coiled gastropods. The attachment of the columellar muscle to the columellar enhances the performance of the columellar muscle.