Apple snails are pretty popular in aquariums, especially species like Pomacea bridgesii and Pomacea diffusa. People like them because, unlike most snails, they don’t munch on the plants in the tank.

That’s certainly the case in Texas, where Parks and Wildlife has urged that all species of the apple snail genus Pomacea (except for Pomacea bridgesii, the spiketop apple snail) are prohibited ...

Paul M. Glasheen ¹, Clementina Calvo ², Mariana Meerhoff ²³, Kenneth A. Hayes ⁴⁵, Romi L. Burks ¹, Survival, recovery, and reproduction of apple snails (Pomacea spp.) following exposure to drought ...

Biological invasions can alter species assemblages by shifting the interspecific competitive balance and altering habitats. Pomacea maculata is an exotic snail that has successfully invaded ecosystems ...