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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 sna ... [...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] |
Apple Snail
Ampullariidae, commonly known as the apple snails, is a family of large freshwater snails, aquatic gastropod mollusks with a gill and an operculum. These snails simultaneously have a gill and a lung as functional respiratory structures, which are separated by a division of the mantle cavity. This adaptation allows these animals to be amphibious. Species in this family are considered gonochoristic, meaning that each individual organism is either male or female. Systematics and taxonomy Ampullariidae belongs to the superfamily Ampullarioidea, and is also its type family. It comprised two subfamilies according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005, which followed the classification proposed by Berthold (1991), including Ampullariinae Gray, 1824, and Afropominae Berthold, 1991. The current classification accepted by WoRMS includes Ampullariinae and Pomaceinae Starobogatov, 1983. Genera Ampullariidae are probably of Gondwanan origin, and the di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pila Globosa
''Pila globosa'' is a species of freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 85,000 extant species of molluscs are recognized. The number of fossil species is es ... in the family Ampullariidae, the apple snails. References External links Ampullariidae {{Ampullariidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Operculum (gastropod)
The operculum (; ) is a corneous or calcareous anatomical structure like a trapdoor that exists in many (but not all) groups of sea snails and freshwater snails, and also in a few groups of land snails; the structure is found in some marine and freshwater gastropods, and in a minority of terrestrial gastropods, including the families Helicinidae, Cyclophoridae, Aciculidae, Maizaniidae, Pomatiidae, etc. The operculum is attached to the upper surface of the foot and in its most complete state, it serves as a sort of "trapdoor" to close the aperture of the shell when the soft parts of the animal are retracted. The shape of the operculum varies greatly from one family of gastropods to another. It is fairly often circular, or more or less oval in shape. In species where the operculum fits snugly, its outline corresponds exactly to the shape of the aperture of the shell and it serves to seal the entrance of the shell. Many families have opercula that are reduced in size, and which a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda (). This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. There are many thousands of species of sea snails and slugs, as well as freshwater snails, freshwater limpets, and land snails and slugs. The class Gastropoda contains a vast total of named species, second only to the insects in overall number. The fossil history of this class goes back to the Late Cambrian. , 721 families of gastropods are known, of which 245 are extinct and appear only in the fossil record, while 476 are currently extant with or without a fossil record. Gastropoda (previously known as univalves and sometimes spelled "Gasteropoda") are a major part of the phylum Mollusca, and are the most highly diversified class in the phylum, with 65,000 to 80,000 living snail and slug species. The anatomy, behavior, feeding, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pila Brohardi
Pila may refer to: Architecture * Pila (architecture), a type of veranda in Sri Lankan farm houses Places *Pila, Buenos Aires, a town in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina *Pila Partido, a country subdivision in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina * Pila, Croatia, a village in Zagorje, Croatia *Pila (Karlovy Vary District), a village in the Czech Republic *Pila, Aosta Valley, a ski resort in Italy * Pila, Piedmont, a municipality in Italy *Pila, a Barangay in San Pascual, Batangas, Philippines *Pila, Laguna, a municipality in the Philippines * Piła (other), various towns in Poland * Píla (other), several villages in Slovakia Latin *''Pila'', a flat type of tile, used in Pilae stacks *''Pila'', the plural of pilum The ''pilum'' (; plural ''pila'') was a javelin commonly used by the Roman army in ancient times. It was generally about long overall, consisting of an iron shank about in diameter and long with a pyramidal head, attached to a wooden shaft b ..., ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pila Busserti
Pila may refer to: Architecture * Pila (architecture), a type of veranda in Sri Lankan farm houses Places *Pila, Buenos Aires, a town in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina *Pila Partido, a country subdivision in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina *Pila, Croatia, a village in Zagorje, Croatia *Pila (Karlovy Vary District), a village in the Czech Republic *Pila, Aosta Valley, a ski resort in Italy *Pila, Piedmont, a municipality in Italy *Pila, a Barangay in San Pascual, Batangas, Philippines *Pila, Laguna, a municipality in the Philippines *Piła (other), various towns in Poland *Píla (other), several villages in Slovakia Latin *''Pila'', a flat type of tile, used in Pilae stacks *''Pila'', the plural of pilum The ''pilum'' (; plural ''pila'') was a javelin commonly used by the Roman army in ancient times. It was generally about long overall, consisting of an iron shank about in diameter and long with a pyramidal head, attached to a wooden shaft b ..., a hea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gastropod Shell
The gastropod shell is part of the body of a Gastropoda, gastropod or snail, a kind of mollusc. The shell is an exoskeleton, which protects from predators, mechanical damage, and dehydration, but also serves for muscle attachment and calcium storage. Some gastropods appear shell-less (slugs) but may have a remnant within the mantle, or in some cases the shell is reduced such that the body cannot be retracted within it (semi-slug). Some snails also possess an operculum that seals the opening of the shell, known as the Aperture (mollusc), aperture, which provides further protection. The study of mollusc shells is known as conchology. The biological study of gastropods, and other molluscs in general, is malacology. Shell morphology terms vary by species group. Shell layers The gastropod shell has three major layers secreted by the Mantle (mollusc), mantle. The calcareous central layer, tracum, is typically made of calcium carbonate precipitated into an organic matrix known as c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pila Colchesteri
Pila may refer to: Architecture * Pila (architecture), a type of veranda in Sri Lankan farm houses Places *Pila, Buenos Aires, a town in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina *Pila Partido, a country subdivision in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina * Pila, Croatia, a village in Zagorje, Croatia *Pila (Karlovy Vary District), a village in the Czech Republic *Pila, Aosta Valley, a ski resort in Italy * Pila, Piedmont, a municipality in Italy *Pila, a Barangay in San Pascual, Batangas, Philippines *Pila, Laguna, a municipality in the Philippines * Piła (other), various towns in Poland * Píla (other), several villages in Slovakia Latin *''Pila'', a flat type of tile, used in Pilae stacks *''Pila'', the plural of pilum The ''pilum'' (; plural ''pila'') was a javelin commonly used by the Roman army in ancient times. It was generally about long overall, consisting of an iron shank about in diameter and long with a pyramidal head, attached to a wooden shaft b ..., ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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