Sea snail is a common term for gastropods which live in the sea (marine gastropods). It is not a formal term, just a term in common use.

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Charonia, the shell of a sea snail called Triton's trumpet
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Live sea snail, species Nataea, photographed in situ
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A species of sea snail in its natural habitat: two individuals of the wentletrap

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