Stats

Lifespan: 3-5 yrs
Size: Large
Diet: Herbivore
Activity: Nocturnal
Social: Solitary
Biome: Freshwater wetland
Range: South America
Movement: Slithering
Breeding: Egg-laying
Defense: Armor
Status: Uncommon

About

This large freshwater snail lives in tropical wetlands and slow-moving rivers. It lays clusters of bright pink eggs that contain a potent neurotoxin to deter predators.

Life cycle

1.
juvenile
A juvenile mollusk takes adult form after its larval phase and begins building or growing its shell.
2.
adult
Fully grown at adult shell size or body length.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Architaenioglossa
Family: Ampullariidae
Genus: Pomacea
Species: Pomacea maculata