Tribe Ampullariini Higher classification Pila | Superfamily Ampullarioidea Subfamily Ampullariinae Genus Pila Rank Species | |
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Similar Pomacea, Pomacea canaliculata, Molluscs, Pila, Giant African Snail | ||
Pila ampullacea, is a species of freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Ampullariidae, the apple snails.
As food
Pila ampullacea, together with Pila pesmei, are indigenous rice field snail species traditionally eaten in Thailand that have been displaced by the invasive Golden Apple. In Indonesia, it is famous as "keong sawah" as traditional cuisine which is often boiled or grilled as satay. Snail, Pomacea canaliculata.
References
Pila ampullacea Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA