Pila scutata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Architaenioglossa |
Family: | Ampullariidae |
Genus: | Pila |
Species: | P. scutata
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Binomial name | |
Pila scutata (Mousson, 1848)
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Pila scutata is a species of gastropod belonging to the family Ampullariidae.[1]
The species is found in Southeastern Asia and Central America.[1] However, it has been taken from its native habitat to be used as a food delicacy, control of weeds in freshwater, a component in home aquariums, and as a vector for parasitic larva in the freshwater.[2] This has made it very difficult to determine Pila scutata's true native range.[3]