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Ampullaria
''Pila'' is a genus of large freshwater snails with an operculum, African and Asian apple snails, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Ampullariidae, the apple snails. Distribution Distribution of the genus ''Pila'' include Africa, Madagascar, southern Asia and Indo-Pacific islands. It is amphibious in nature and can undergo summer sleep or aestivation under drought condition. It is generally found in lakes, pools, and sometimes even in the river streams where aquatic vegetation like ''Vallisneria'', ''Pistia'' are found in large amount for food. External Features When viewed from ''ventral'' side facing the collumella towards the ''observer'', the collumella rotates ''clockwise'' or ''Dextral''. Species Species within the genus ''Pila'' include: subgenus ''Pila'' * '' Pila africana'' (v. Martens, 1886)"''Pila''" The apple snai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pila Ampullacea
''Pila ampullacea'', is a species of freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Ampullariidae, the apple snails. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Pila ampullacea (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=737456 on 2020-05-18 Distribution Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia Description As food ''Pila ampullacea'', together with '' Pila pesmei'', are indigenous rice field snail species traditionally eaten in Thailand that have been displaced by the invasive golden apple snail, ''Pomacea canaliculata''.''Heavy Predation on Freshwater Bryozoans by the Golden Apple Snail, Pomacea canaliculata Lamarck, 1822 (Ampullariidae)''; The Natural History Journal of Chulalongkorn University 6(1): 31-36, May 2006 In Indonesia, it is famous as ''keong sawah'' or ''tutut'' as traditional cuisine which is often boiled or grilled as satay Satay ( , in USA also , ), or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
