pond snails
Freshwater shell creatures
Pond snails are small freshwater snails commonly found in ponds, lakes, and slow-moving streams.
They breathe air and feed on algae, decaying plant matter, and detritus.
Popular in aquariums as natural cleaners, they reproduce prolifically and can quickly overrun a tank: The pond snails hitchhiked in on some plants I bought.
- shellHard outer covering
- freshwaterNon-saline aquatic environment
- mucusProtective bodily secretion
- molluskSoft-bodied invertebrate, often shelled
- gastropodSingle-shelled soft creature
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- invertebratesinvertebrate, arthropod, arthropods, mollusk, crustacean
- pond lifetadpoles, fish, frog, frogs, algae
- pondscattails, lily pads, tadpoles, duckweed, reeds
- gastropodsslug, nudibranchs, sea slugs, conch, limpet
- pet foodfish food, pet food, cat food, dog treats, kibble
- duckpondsducks, mallards, geese, swans, water lilies
habitat
pond snailsmarine snails
Gastropods inhabiting oceans
sea snails · periwinkles · whelks · conchs · abalone