The ornamental pet trade is often considered a key culprit for conservation problems such as
the introduction of invasive species (including infectious diseases) and overharvesting of …

Land and freshwater molluscs are the most abundant non-arthropod invertebrates from
inland habitats worldwide, playing important ecological roles and some being important …

This review relates the ecology and physiology of apple snails (Ampullariidae) to their
impact on rice‐production systems. Two species in particular, Pomacea canaliculata and …

Because biological invasions may cause loss of biodiversity, accurate predictions are
necessary for implementing effective restrictions aimed at specific high-risk taxa. The …

The spreading of non-indigenous crayfish species represents a major risk for freshwater
ecosystems worldwide. They can influence several trophic levels, reach great abundances …

In recent years, the keeping of ornamental freshwater animals and plants in garden ponds
has been growing in popularity. Water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) is one of the …

The freshwater snail family Ampullariidae includes nine extant genera. Species of Pomacea
in particular, but also species of Pila and Marisa, have become invasive where they have …

A multisource approach to assessing freshwater biodiversity reveals the first occurrence of
the Asian freshwater snail Sinotaia cf. quadrata (Gastropoda, Viviparidae) in inland waters of …

Status of the populations of two alien species of Lymnaeidae in the Ebro Delta (NE Iberian
Peninsula) Page 1 ELONA, REVISTA DE MALACOLOGÍA IBÉRICA Nº 2: 17-23 (2020) 17 Status …

Abstract Marisa cornuarietis (Linnaeus, 1758)(giant ramshorn snail) is an aquatic snail of the
family Ampullariidae Gray, 1824, which are generally referred to as apple snails. Several …