Pomacea bridgesii

Pomacea bridgesii, common name the spike-topped apple snail or mystery snail, is a South American species of freshwater snail with gills and an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Ampullariidae. These snails were most likely introduced to the United States through the aquarium trade.

Pomacea bridgesii
Pomacea bridgesii in aquarium
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P. bridgesii
Binomial name
Pomacea bridgesii
(Reeve, 1856)
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