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Chinese Mystery Snail

cipangopaludina chinensis

The Chinese Mystery Snail has a beautiful, spiraled shell that can be green, brown, or yellowish. These snails enjoy living in freshwater environments like rivers and lakes.

Lebensraum: Freshwater lakes, rivers, and ponds.

Aussehen

The Chinese Mystery Snail has a smooth, conic shell typically greenish-brown to olive, growing up to 7 cm tall. It features a distinctive dark operculum or "trapdoor" that seals its shell opening, setting it apart from many native snails.

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Chinese Mystery Snail
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Chinese Mystery Snail

Kategorie

Invertebrate

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Believe it or not, these snails have a tongue-like ribbon covered in tiny teeth!

They can close a special "trapdoor" to hide completely inside their shell!

They can survive being buried in mud for months if their pond dries up!

Unlike most snails, mother mystery snails give birth to live baby snails!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Live Birth Provider

Chinese Mystery Snail can give birth to live, fully formed baby snails because of internal egg incubation, which helps them protect their young.

Fähigkeit

Shell Protector

Chinese Mystery Snail has a hard operculum (trapdoor) that helps them seal themselves completely inside their shell for safety or when conditions are bad.

Fähigkeit

Algae Cleaner

Chinese Mystery Snail can scrape algae and detritus from surfaces using a special 'tongue' because it helps them find food and keep water clear.

Maße und Details

Average Length
5.5 cm
Gewicht
15 g
Lebenserwartung
3 Jahre

Ernährung und Fütterung

They are peaceful grazers, munching on tiny plants and decaying bits in the water.

Hauptnahrung

  • algae
  • phytoplankton
  • detritus
  • diatoms
  • decaying plant matter

Nahrungssuche

  • Filter Feeding

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Bluegill Sunfish

Lepomis macrochirus

Common fish predator of various snails.

eaten by

Common Snapping Turtle

Chelydra serpentina

Turtles often prey on aquatic invertebrates like snails.

eats

Red Swamp Crayfish

Procambarus clarkii

Omnivorous crayfish will consume small aquatic invertebrates.

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Asian Mystery SnailChinese Pond SnailMystery Snail

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

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Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das average Length von Chinese Mystery Snail?

5.5 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von Chinese Mystery Snail?

15 g

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Chinese Mystery Snail?

3 Jahre

Was frisst Chinese Mystery Snail?

They are peaceful grazers, munching on tiny plants and decaying bits in the water.

Wo findet man Chinese Mystery Snail normalerweise?

Freshwater lakes, rivers, and ponds.

Wie jagt Chinese Mystery Snail?

Filter Feeding

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