Pila General Characteristics

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General Characteristics of Pila

It inhabits ponds, paddy fields, sometimes streams and rivers
The body of Pila enclosed by a thick spirally-coiled shell
The mouth of the shell is closed by a flat and oval plate called operculum
Pila has osphradium which is meant for testing chemical and physical nature of water.
Pila exhibits double mode of respiration
The sexes are separate but sexual dimorphism is almost absent.
Development of Pila is direct, and young snail develops from the fertilized egg.

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