Filopaludina javanica facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Filopaludina javanica
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Caenogastropoda informal group Architaenioglossa
Superfamily:	Viviparoidea
Family:	Viviparidae
Genus:	Filopaludina
Subgenus:	Siamopaludina
Species:	F. javanica
Binomial name
Filopaludina javanica (von dem Busch, 1844)
Synonyms
Vivipara javanica von dem Busch, 1844 Bellamya javanica (von dem Busch, 1844) Vivipara costata Quoy & Gimard, 1830-1835 Vivipara gratiosa Martens, 1897 Idiopoma javanica (von dem Busch, 1844) Siamopaludina javanica (von dem Busch, 1844)

Filopaludina javanica is a type of large freshwater snail. It has a gill to breathe underwater and an operculum, which is like a little door that closes its shell. This snail is an aquatic gastropod mollusk and belongs to the family Viviparidae. Sometimes, it is also called Idiopoma javanica.

Types of Filopaludina javanica

Scientists have found two main types, or subspecies, of Filopaludina javanica:

• Filopaludina javanica javanica (named by von dem Busch in 1844)
• Filopaludina javanica continentalis (named by Brandt in 1974)

Where This Snail Lives

Distribution map of Filopaludina javanica.

This snail lives in several countries in Southeast Asia. You can find it in Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, and Laos. It also lives in Peninsular Malaysia and parts of Indonesia, like the islands of Sumatra and Java.

What This Snail Looks Like

The shell of an adult Filopaludina javanica is usually about 30 to 35 millimeters tall. That's about the length of a small paperclip!

This drawing shows the opening of a Filopaludina javanica shell.

This drawing shows the back view of the shell.

This picture shows a young snail's shell.

Where This Snail Lives and What It Does

Filopaludina javanica likes to live in freshwater environments. You can often find these snails in ponds, rice fields, and irrigation channels. These are all places with slow-moving or still water.

Sometimes, these snails can have tiny parasites living inside them. One example is a type of flatworm called Echinostoma echinatum.

How People Use This Snail

A dish of boiled Filopaludina javanica from West Java.

In some parts of the world, especially in Java, Filopaludina javanica is eaten as food. People often prepare it by boiling it. It's a common part of the local dishes there.