Pila speciosa

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Pila speciosa
Pila speciosa - Museo Civico di Storia Naturale Giacomo Doria - Genoa, Italy - DSC03273.JPG
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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

Contents

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

Distribution

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

Description

Pila speciosa shell Naturalis Biodiversity Center - RMNH.MOL.157758 - Pila speciosa (Philippi, 1849) - Ampullariidae - Mollusc shell.jpeg
Pila speciosa shell

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References

  1. 1 2 3 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.