Snail in the coffin: left-coiling mollusc Jeremy dies after finding love

Gastropod hit headlines after his rare shell orientation prevented him from mating - but eventually found a partner and became a father

Jeremy the lonely, left-coiling snail, whose unique tale of rare biology and romantic misfortune made headlines earlier this year, has died aged two in his Nottingham home.

The snail, whose left-spiralling shell prevented him from mating with the majority of the world's right-sided snail population, was found dead on Wednesday by scientist Dr Angus Davison, who had been studying him since October last year.