Molluscs › River Snails
Pointed Campeloma
Campeloma decisum
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Chinese Mystery SnailMargarya chinensis
Banded Mystery SnailCallinina georgiana
Cylinder CampelomaCampeloma regulare
Mammoth LymnaeaBulimnea megasoma
Olive MysterysnailCallinina subpurpurea
Lymnaea jugularis
Prairie RabdotusRabdotus mooreanus
Liver ElimiaElimia livescens
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 8,368 |
|---|---|
| Canada | 3,062 |
| Ontario | 2,595 |
| Michigan | 1,636 |
| Illinois | 1,226 |
| New York | 664 |
| Wisconsin | 449 |
| Alabama | 419 |
| Indiana | 412 |
| Missouri | 362 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Physical
- Shell-bearingProtected by a hard shellFrom its classification
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Molluscs · Mollusca |
| Class | Gastropods · Gastropoda |
| Order | apple snails, river snails, and allies · Architaenioglossa |
| Family | River Snails · Viviparidae |
| Genus | Campeloma |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Pointed Campeloma with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.