Pila scutata. (picture not licenced under creative commons)

Pila scutata on the border of the Jurong Lake, Singapore (12/9/2000). (picture not licenced under creative commons)

Shell: The shell opening is oval and the umbilicus is narow and almost closed. The lip is somewhat thickened and the surface of the shell is smooth.
The colour varies from light to dark brown, sometimes sligthly green.
Operculum: 2 times higher than wide and calcified.
Body: ?
Eggs: The calcareous, white eggs are deposited above the waterline.

Food:
Behaviour:
Distribution: South Asia.

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