Pila occidentalis

Pila occidentalis is a species of freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Ampullariidae, the applesnails. This species is found in Angola, Botswana, Namibia, and Zambia.[1]

Pila occidentalis

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
informal group Architaenioglossa
Superfamily:
Ampullarioidea
Family:
Ampullariidae
Subfamily:
Ampullariinae
Tribe:
Ampullariini
Genus:
Pila
Species:
P. occidentalis
Binomial name
Pila occidentalis
(Mousson, 1887)
Synonyms[1]

Ampullaria occidentalis Mousson, 1887

References
  1. Kristensen T. K., Stensgaard A-S. & Curtis B. (2010). "Pila occidentalis". In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 31 January 2013.


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