Apple Snail (Pomacea canaliculata)
This photograph corresponds to a record of Apple Snail (Pomacea canaliculata) made in Club de Pesca y Turismo de Saavedra, Saavedra - Partido de Saavedra, Buenos Aires, Argentina on 05/12/2015. The photograph was published by Ricardo Fernandez Chaves and is part of the EcoRegistros biodiversity database.
Author's comments:
Es común ver al caparazón de esta especie en muchos lados, también los huevos adheridos a los juncos, también apareció el Ave Carau que se los come, este fin de semana por primera vez vi a esta especie vivos por muchos lados, y en distintos tamaños.
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Record
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum / Division: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Mesogastropoda |
| Family: | Ampullariidae |
| Scientific name: | Pomacea canaliculata |
| English Name: | Apple Snail |
| Spanish Name: | Ampularia |
| Portuguese Name: | |
| Sex: | Indistinguishable |
| Life stage: | Adult |
| Registration date: | 05/12/2015 |
| Country: | Argentina |
| Province / Department: | Buenos Aires |
| Location or protected area: | Saavedra - Partido de Saavedra |
| Detailed location: | Club de Pesca y Turismo de Saavedra |
| Coordinates - Detailed location: | -37.978574, -62.487659 |
| Altitude - Detailed location: | 273 m a.s.l. |
| Location accuracy: | Medium |
| Belonging: | Native |
| Condition: | Wild |
| Certainty: | Photographed |
| Reproduction information: | Yes |
| PHOTOGRAPHY | |
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| Photography ID: | 128374 View Full Record |
| Manufacturer: | NIKON CORPORATION |
| Camera model: | NIKON D3000 |
| Shutter speed: | 10/1250 |
| Aperture: | 5.6 |
| ISO Sensitivity: | 100 |
| Focal length: | 55mm |
| Creation date: | 2015:12:05 08:48:46 |
| Using Flash: | Si |
| Publication date: | 12/09/2015 22:12:18 |
