Ampullariidae

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Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Architaenioglossa Ampullariidae
Lanistes ovum Troschel, 1845

Lanistes ovum Troschel, 1845

Lanistes ovum Troschel, 1845

Lanistes ovum is a sinistral African freshwater apple snail in Ampullariidae, found across many southern and central African countries.

Pomacea canaliculata (Lamarck, 1822)

Pomacea canaliculata (Lamarck, 1822)

Pomacea canaliculata (Lamarck, 1822)

Pomacea canaliculata (channeled apple snail) is a freshwater snail native to South America, introduced worldwide as edible and pet, often invasive.

Pomacea paludosa (Say, 1829)

Pomacea paludosa (Say, 1829)

Pomacea paludosa (Say, 1829)

Pomacea paludosa is the largest native North American freshwater gastropod found across parts of the Caribbean and southern North America.

Pomacea flagellata (Say, 1829)

Pomacea flagellata (Say, 1829)

Pomacea flagellata (Say, 1829)

Pomacea flagellata is a poorly understood ampullariid freshwater snail found in Southern Mexico and northern Guatemala.

Pomacea scalaris (d'Orbigny, 1835)

Pomacea scalaris (d'Orbigny, 1835)

Pomacea scalaris (d'Orbigny, 1835)

Pomacea scalaris is a freshwater apple snail native to South America and invasive in Taiwan, growing to at least 31 mm shell length.

Pomacea maculata Perry, 1810

Pomacea maculata Perry, 1810

Pomacea maculata Perry, 1810

Pomacea maculata, the spotted apple snail, is a large freshwater snail native to South America, used as food, an aquarium pet, and potential biomonitor.

Pomacea diffusa Blume, 1957

Pomacea diffusa Blume, 1957

Pomacea diffusa Blume, 1957

Pomacea diffusa, the spike-topped apple snail, is native to South America and traded as a freshwater ornamental aquarium snail.

Marisa cornuarietis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Marisa cornuarietis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Marisa cornuarietis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Marisa cornuarietis, the giant ramshorn snail, is a freshwater snail native to Central and northern South America, introduced elsewhere.

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