1 / 12

Apple Snail

Apple Snail. Snail coming out of its shell (P. bridgesii). By: Mike Knabe. Scientific Name. Closed shell (P. bridgesii). Pomacea-Asolene, Marisa, Pomacea and Pomella. Depending on the specific snail. They Live.

cconrad
Download Presentation

Apple Snail

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Apple Snail Snail coming out of its shell (P. bridgesii). By: Mike Knabe

  2. Scientific Name Closed shell (P. bridgesii). Pomacea-Asolene, Marisa, Pomacea and Pomella. Depending on the specific snail.

  3. They Live all found in the New World (South America, Central America, the West Indies and the Southern U.S.A.) Apple snails live generally in ponds and rivers. They are abundant in Florida

  4. They Breed Male snails creep up on their partners to breed. This can take from and hour up to a whole day. They breed quickly laying from 100 to 1000 eggs.

  5. They Develop In Eggs

  6. Respiration Apple snails breathe with an interesting combination of gills and lungs. They use a unique siphon to breathe air when the dissolved oxygen level is low in a pond. This system also comes in useful when the snail needs to migrate out of the water for food. When they go to lay their eggs they can lay them out of the water for a lessened threat of fish eating the eggs.

  7. They Eat Plant Matter Apple snails are herbivores. In the wild eat plant matter, and sometimes decaying animal matter, however, they are sometimes used as cleaners for fish tanks. When using snails as fish tank cleaners, be sure to take out any live plants because they will make a worse mess than they will clean.

  8. Radula A Radula is a row of teeth used for tearing plant material

  9. Muscular Foot The muscular foot is not only used for movement, but it is also used as a sort of protection. The shell door is attached to the foot of the snail and it is very hard to open that door.

  10. Size The volume of an Apple Snail can be determined by using the following equation: Volume = 1/3Pi * (Shell width/2)^2 * Shell length Baby snails can be 2.5 cm /1 inch (2-5 months)

  11. Bibliography All pictures credited to (P. bridgesii). Apple Snails. Huizen2.dds.nl~snc Snails. Grolier Electronic Encyclopedia Snails. World Book Encyclopedia

More Related