A left-handed freshwater snail of the family Polytminae (illustration). The shell is about 12 mm high and 6 mm wide, yellowish brown, translucent and shiny. It has seven small, cone-shaped coils, the last of which is large and bulging. The soft body is blackish, with long, thin antennae on the head, with eyes at their base. The mantle membrane extends from the opening of the shell onto the surface, with finger-like protrusions. It is omnivorous, eating meaty things as well, and has a sharp, pointed radula. It lays gelatinous egg masses on aquatic plants. Native to Europe, it was introduced to Japan on aquatic plants for keeping tropical fish, but it spread rapidly around the country from around 1940, and is now found all over the country, from Hokkaido to Okinawa. Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information |
サカマキガイ科の左巻きの淡水産巻貝(イラスト)。殻は高さ12mm,太さ6mmくらい,黄褐色半透明で光沢がある。巻きは7階で小さく,円錐形で最後の巻きは大きくて膨らむ。軟体は黒みがかり,頭に細長い触角があり,その基部に眼がある。外套(がいとう)膜は殻の口から殻表上に広がり,指状の突起がある。雑食性で肉質のものも食べるため,鋭くとがった歯舌をもっている。ゼラチン質の卵塊を水草などの上に産む。ヨーロッパの原産であるが,日本へは熱帯魚を飼う水槽に入れる水草について移入されたらしいが,1940年ころより急に国内に広がり,今では北海道から沖縄まで全国に見られる。
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