Snails have more teeth than sharks.
While a shark's teeth are formidable and constantly replaced throughout its life, snails possess an astounding number of teeth. Snails don't have teeth in the traditional sense like humans or sharks. Instead, they have a structure called a radula, which is a ribbon-like structure covered in rows of tiny teeth. These teeth are used to scrape food particles.
- Snails: Can have over 25,000 teeth on their radula. These "teeth" are tiny and used for scraping food.
- Sharks: Have multiple rows of teeth that are regularly shed and replaced. The number of teeth varies by species, but it is significantly less than the number of teeth a snail possesses.
Therefore, the snail wins in terms of sheer number of teeth.