Monday, November 5, 2012

Mollusk

Common name: Gold Apple Snail

Scientific name: Pomacea diffusa
  Kingdom: Animalia
  Phylum: Mollusca
  Class: Gastropoda
  Family: Ampullariidae
  Genus: Piomacea
  species: diffusa

The gold apple snail, or the gold mystery snail, is a tropical or sub-tropical freshwater snail, very common for fish aquariums.  They are golden in color, and have a golden shell.  They are well adapted to drought, because they come from areas where periods of drought and heavy rainfall occur.

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