Ampullaria canaliculata, also known as Ampullaria gigantea, is native to the Amazon River basin in South America. Ampullaria canaliculata has strong adaptability to the environment, rapid reproduction, rapid diffusion in rivers, lakes, seas and fields, and large food intake, which harms the growth of food crops, vegetables and aquatic crops. Now it has become a pest in Guangdong, Guangxi, Shanghai and Jiangsu. Pomacea canaliculata is also an intermediate host of human and animal parasitic diseases, which is easy to bring health problems to surrounding residents.
The difference between snails and snails: the shell color of snails is lighter yellow than that of ordinary snails, while the shell color of snails is bluish brown; Snail's vertebral tail is long and sharp, and snail's vertebral tail is flat and short. The snail's shell is round, while the snail's shell is flat. In addition, the meat of snails is mostly blue-brown, while the meat of snails is lighter in color, mostly yellow and white.
After a long period of high temperature treatment (100℃ for 6 minutes), snails and pomacea canaliculata can be safely eaten.