Lymnaea peregra
Pond Snail
ORDER: Pulmonata FAMILY: Lymnaeidae SIZE: up to 10 mm

CHARACTERISTICS: aquatic snail with two tentacles; lives in the surface of water because it has a lung-like system.
DEVELOPMENT: direct.
ECOLOGY AND BEHAVIOUR: very common in lakes, lagoons and rivers with abundant aquatic plants; in rivers, avoids areas with high current speed; feeds mainly on algae on the surface of rocks or other plants, and also consumes some animal remains.

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