Channeled applesnail

Scientific name: Pomacea canaliculata

Officially approvedEntity code: ENT-0478

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Structure

Form and structure

A large-shelled freshwater snail about one hundred millimetres high with an operculum; its deep sutures form a channel and its umbilicus is prominent.

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2channeled applesnail (Pomacea canaliculata), Species Profile, Nonindigenous Aquatic SpeciesSRC-DSC-439EBAD679

How it functions

Although it has gills, it is an obligate air breather and relies on its lung to survive in low-oxygen water.

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1GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Pomacea canaliculata (Lamarck, 1822)SRC-DSC-F65295BFB6
2channeled applesnail (Pomacea canaliculata), Species Profile, Nonindigenous Aquatic SpeciesSRC-DSC-439EBAD679
3Pomacea canaliculata (channeled apple snail), Animal Diversity WebSRC-DSC-A16BDBAA42

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