Gastropods

Kanamarua narcissisma

Animal, Colubrariidae, Gastropods, Indo-Pacific marine fauna, Marine gastropods, Marine mollusks / , , , , , , , , , ,

Kanamarua narcissisma is a species of marine sea snail, a type of gastropod mollusk belonging to the family Colubrariidae. It is part of the genus Kanamarua, a group of predatory or parasitic sea snails found primarily in tropical marine environments. The species was formally described in 2008 by malacologists Koen Fraussen and Denis Lamy during […]

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Pila globosa

Ampullariidae, Fauna of South Asia, Freshwater molluscs, Gastropods, Invertebrates / , , , , , , , , , , ,

Pila globosa is a large freshwater gastropod mollusk belonging to the family Ampullariidae, commonly referred to as apple snails. Native to South and Southeast Asia, it is especially widespread across India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, and parts of Thailand. It inhabits ponds, lakes, marshes, and slow-moving rivers, where it plays an important ecological role in

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