Apple Snails(Pomacea spp.)

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Size Range: Up to 10 cm
Native Species?: No

Apple snails have a brown, black, or yellow banded shell and can grow up to 10 cm long. They attach pink or orange egg clusters to vegetation or structures above the water line. Apple snails feed on native aquatic vegetation. They have the potential to carry parasites that can infect humans. Apple snails are popular in the pet trade and have been released into the wild as a result of ‘aquarium dumping.’

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Apple Snails(Pomacea spp.)

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