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Pomacea canaliculata (Lamarck, 1822) Radula And Chitinous Jaws |
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| Anyone who has spent time studying Pomacea canaliculata knows that the species spends an inordinate amount of time performing the following life functions: feeding, defecating, and producing offspring - in that order. The images below show the species feeding apparatus as extracted from specimens collected on 11/15/2005 and 11/26/2005 at Baker Skinner Park/Praver Drive, Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida. | |
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top and bottom view of the radula as extracted from the snail's buccal cavity (about 15 mm. in length) |
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interior and exterior views of the chitinous jaws (about 5 mm. in length) |
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