Pila speciosa
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Pila speciosa shell | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Architaenioglossa |
Family: | Ampullariidae |
Genus: | Pila |
Species: | P. speciosa
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Binomial name | |
Pila speciosa (Philippi, 1849)
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Synonyms[1] | |
Ampullaria dumesniliana Billotte, 1885 |
Pila speciosa is a species of freshwater snail in the family Ampullariidae, the apple snails.
Distribution
[edit]It has been recorded in Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia.[1]
Description
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References
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Wikispecies has information related to Pila speciosa.
- ^ a b c Lange, C.N.; Van Damme, D. (2010). "Pila speciosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T17279A6918822. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T17279A6918822.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.