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The assassin snail typically grows to 0.7–1.25 in (18–32 mm) in size, though this is dependent on food sources; they are usually smaller when kept in an aquarium. [ citation needed ] The shell, which is conical in shape, often consists of dark brown and yellowish tan bands, leading to some people to refer to it as the bumble bee snail, a ...
Clea is a genus of freshwater snails with opercula, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Anentominae of the family Nassariidae, a family, almost all of the rest of which are marine. Name [ edit ]
Freshwater snails are gastropod mollusks that live in fresh water. There are many different families. There are many different families. They are found throughout the world in various habitats, ranging from ephemeral pools to the largest lakes, and from small seeps and springs to major rivers.
Assimineidae is a family of small snails, also known as palmleaf snails, with an operculum, gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the superfamily Rissoidae. Many of these very small snails live in intermediate habitats, being amphibious between saltwater and land; others live in freshwater.
Molluscicides (/ m ə ˈ l ʌ s k ɪ ˌ s aɪ d s,-ˈ l ʌ s-/) [1] [2] – also known as snail baits, snail pellets, or slug pellets – are pesticides against molluscs, which are usually used in agriculture or gardening, in order to control gastropod pests specifically slugs and snails which damage crops or other valued plants by feeding on them.
This is a list of invertebrates, animals without a backbone, that are commonly kept in freshwater aquaria by hobby aquarists. Numerous shrimp species of various kinds, crayfish, a number of freshwater snail species, and at least one freshwater clam species are found in freshwater aquaria or '0' salinity water body.
Viviparus viviparus is a species of large freshwater snail with a gill and an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Viviparidae, the river snails. This species is a viviparous ( ovoviviparous ) snail.
Nassodonta annesleyi is a species of brackish water snail, with gills and an operculum, a gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae.. The specific name annesleyi is in honour of Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Annesley Benson (1831–1906) of the 45th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry, who collected those snails.