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Pomacea catemacensis

Pomacea catemacensis

Classification

Ampullariidae (commonly known as apple snails), is a family of large freshwater snails that includes the mystery snail species. They present an operculum and simultaneously have a gill and a lung as respiratory structures, which are separated by a division of the mantle cavity. This adaptation allows these animals to be amphibious.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Mexico · 7