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Giant Ramshorn Snail

Marisa cornuarietis

927 observations in the source records

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What the records say

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Texas.January 4, February 4, March 6, April 12, May 5, June 2, July 4, August 6, September 3, October 3, November 4, December 4.
United States323
Texas46
Colombia23
Puerto Rico17
Valle del Cauca5
Mexico3
Brazil3
Atlántico3
Magdalena3
Yucatan2

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Traits

Physical

  • Shell-bearingProtected by a hard shellFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumMolluscs · Mollusca
ClassGastropods · Gastropoda
Orderapple snails, river snails, and allies · Architaenioglossa
FamilyApple Snails · Ampullariidae
GenusMarisa

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