Are Mystery Snails and Apple Snails the Same Creature?

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Hollygirl

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My title is my question. I know the answer has to be here somewhere on AC, but I want to know once and for all if my 4 Mystery Snails are Apple Snails. Thanks!
 

Sploke

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Mystery snail is kind of a catch-all common name for Pomacea species.
 

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what he said.

"mystery" snail is a common name most typically for the species pomacea bridgesii, which is one of hundreds of types of apple snails.
 

Sploke

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what he said.

"mystery" snail is a common name most typically for the species pomacea bridgesii, which is one of hundreds of types of apple snails.
yay i learneded something :p
 
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