Research should cover:

1. Composition of snail shells. Explore if they vary by breed, age, geographical location and snail predominant feed

2. Factors affecting snail shell development. Typical snail shell mass to gross body mass for major snail breeds

3. Economic/Commercial byproducts of snail shell. Typical industries using these byproducts. Major producers (countries & companies) of these by products

4. Production process of these byproducts. Production costs of same (include methods, equipment, duration etc) Average amount of by products extractable from a given quantity of snails. Average sales costs of these byproducts

5. Storage and handling requirements for these products