Chinese Mystery Snail - Cipangopaludina chinensis

I saw a bunch of these large, freshwater snails. They are invasive in Connecticut.

Habitat: Lake

Fun fact: They give live birth and do not lay eggs.

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Flown Kimmerling

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Woah! Very cool fun fact! Posted 4 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
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  Thanks, I thought it was really interesting! Posted 4 years ago

Calbost Niel

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Very informative. Like the feather touch Posted 4 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
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  Thanks! The feathers are actually what drew me to the spot...there were a bunch of them all over the place - likely some bird was killed by a fox or coyote. Posted 4 years ago

The Chinese mystery snail

The Chinese mystery snail, black snail, or trapdoor snail, is a large freshwater snail with gills and an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Viviparidae.

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Similar species: Apple And River Snails

Species identified by Christine Young