Pila globosa

Pila globosa is a species of freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Ampullariidae, the apple snails.^[3]

Pila globosa
Pila globosa shell
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Architaenioglossa
Family:	Ampullariidae
Genus:	Pila
Species:	P. globosa
Binomial name
Pila globosa (Swainson, 1822)
Synonyms[2]
Ampullaria globosa Swainson, 1822 Ampullaria globosa var. incrassatula G. Nevill, 1877 Ampullaria globosa var. minor G. Nevill, 1877 Ampullaria woodwardi Dohrn, 1858 (junior synonym)

Description

(Described in Latin as Ampullaria woodwardi) The shell is somewhat turbinate and rather solid, appearing somewhat shiny. It is longitudinally striated and broadly umbilicate, displaying an olive color, and is adorned with green or brown spiral bands. The spire is exserted.

Whorls and aperture: the shell comprises 4 to 4.5 entire convex whorls. They increase rapidly and are angled above the middle. The body whorl is inflated and descends anteriorly. The aperture is ovate-lunar and white, with bands shining through internally. The peristome is simple and straight.^[4]

Distribution

Thi species occurs in India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.

Food

It is used in Bangladesh to feed shrimps.