Question

Give the zoological name of the apple snail.

Answer 1

1. The zoological name of the Apple snail is Pila.
2. It belongs to the phylum Mollusca.
3. These are invertebrates and the second-largest phylum of kingdom Animalia after Arthropoda.
4. It possesses a soft and unsegmented body with a distinct head, visceral hump and a muscular foot.
5. Its body is covered by a calcareous shell.
6. They have an open circulatory system and the nervous system has a pair of ganglia.