Burgundy snail References Images Burgundy snail mollusk, Attenborougharion rubicundus Ask Anything Homework Help Also known as: Attenborougharion rubicundus Written by The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica The Information Architects maintain a master list of the topics included in the corpus of Encyclopædia Britannica, and create and manage the relationships between them. The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica Britannica AI Ask Anything Learn about this topic in these articles: 10 Organisms Named for David Attenborough/ Burgundy snail •What: small land snail, less than 40 mm (1.6 inches) in length. Brilliantly colored in speckled red and bright green, the animal is considered a semi-slug because its thin, brittle shell is too small for its body to retract inside. Read More •What: small land snail, less than 40 mm (1.6 inches) in length. Brilliantly colored in speckled red and bright green, the animal is considered a semi-slug because its thin, brittle shell is too small for its body to retract inside. Read More