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Spike-topped Apple Snail
Pomacea diffusa
25 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
Island Apple SnailPomacea maculata
Channeled Apple SnailPomacea canaliculata
Pointed CampelomaCampeloma decisum
Snail KiteRostrhamus sociabilis
Titan ApplesnailPomacea haustrum
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| Australia | 61 |
|---|---|
| Queensland | 60 |
| United States | 32 |
| Brazil | 7 |
| Sri Lanka | 7 |
| Western Province | 7 |
| Hawaii | 5 |
| Mexico | 4 |
| South Africa | 4 |
| KwaZulu-Natal | 4 |
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 | Apple Snails · Ampullariidae |
| Genus | Common Apple Snails · Pomacea |
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 Spike-topped Apple Snail with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.