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Hi,
My first reaction was some sort of New Zealand Mud snail, perhaps Physidae sp.
Looking at this again, I suppose it could be a spiked Apple snail variant, Pomacea bridgesi, sometimes called P. diffusa.
However based on what I see and assuming the subject is an adult, my final answer (for now) is Tadpole or Pouch snail, Physa sp.
- Small.
- I base this on that appears to be left-handed (guru types would say sinistral).
- I see no gills, if there are gills it ain’t. (Guru types would say, it is an air-breathing critter with lungs.)
- The pointy part (guru types would say spire).
- I see no little lid (guru types would say operculum).
- Appears to be a long opening (guru types would say long aperture).
Pouch snails are generally good guys. :gw
Snail identification is difficult and without clear photos with size references, it is hard to tell.
Biollante