Difference between snail and octopus Share with your friends Share 0 Prince Second answered this Sanil has a hadrshell(exockeleton) made of calcium carbonate while octopus don't have. 2 View Full Answer B.soni answered this SNAIL HAS A SHELL LIKE THING BUT OCTOPUS DON'T HAVE BUT OCTOPUS AND SNAIL BELONG TO SAME GROUP 2