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Giant Ramshorn Snail
Katrin-die-Räuberbraut, public domain, via iNaturalist

Snails & slugs

Giant Ramshorn Snail

Marisa cornuarietis (Linnaeus, 1758)

LC Least ConcernIntroduced by people

Names

EnglishGiant Ramshorn Snail
DutchGrote posthorenappelslak
SpanishCaracol cuerno gigante de borrego
Chinese羊角玛瓶螺 (月光螺)
Scientific nameMarisa cornuarietis (Linnaeus, 1758)

About this species

Marisa cornuarietis, common name the Colombian ramshorn apple snail, is a species of large freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusc in the family Ampullariidae, the apple snail family.

These snails are popular in aquariums, and are also used in the wild as a biological control agent.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumMollusca
ClassGastropoda
OrderArchitaenioglossa
FamilyAmpullariidae
GenusMarisa

In Suriname

4Records in Suriname
1iNaturalist observations

Where it has been recorded

  • Sipaliwini2

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

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