Skip to main content
. 2017 Apr 5;7:644. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-00449-5

Table 2.

Summary of the Behavioral State Score (BSS) criteria. The score ranges from zero to five with zero that is the least active/no movement, while five indicates the highest movement with active locomotion.

Behavioral State Score Activity correlated
0 Body is retracted and operculum is closed, snail is completely still and hidden.
1 Operculum is ajar but the snail is withdrawn while demonstrating no locomotion.
2 Operculum is ajar but the snail is still withdrawn while allowing their antennae to exit the operculum and moving them about.
3 Snail is more active, the operculum is open and the snail has exposed its head.
4 Snail exposes both head and foot while it conducts movements to re-orient itself.
5 Snail is full extended with its head and foot out while demonstrating active locomotion.