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Pila speciosa

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Pila speciosa
Pila speciosa shell
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Architaenioglossa
Family: Ampullariidae
Genus: Pila
Species:
P. speciosa
Binomial name
Pila speciosa
(Philippi, 1849)
Synonyms[1]

Ampullaria dumesniliana Billotte, 1885
Ampullaria revoili Billotte, 1885
Ampullaria ruchetiana Billotte, 1885
Pila gradata Connolly, 1928 non Smith, 1881

Pila speciosa is a species of freshwater snail in the family Ampullariidae, the apple snails.

Distribution

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It has been recorded in Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia.[1]

Description

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Pila speciosa shell

References

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  1. ^ 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.