page_title: Sinotaia aeruginosa
section_title: Description
hierarchical_section_title: Sinotaia aeruginosa / Description
caption_attribution_description: English: Drawing of an abapertural view of a shell of Bellamya aeruginosa from its type description.
context_page_description: Sinotaia aeruginosa is a species of freshwater snail with a gill and an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Viviparidae. It is widely distributed and common species in China and in northern Vietnam inhabiting various shallow freshwater habitats, where it can reach high densities. It is a keystone species in its habitat and can significantly affect water quality and phytoplankton communities. It is commonly used in Chinese cuisine.
context_section_description: The height of the shell is 20–30 mm (0.79–1.18 in), with both sexes having identical shell dimensions. Adults snails have shell of greater height than width. The shells of newborn snails are 2.93–3.70 mm (0.115–0.146 in) long, and differ from those of adults in being wider than high. The snail including the shell has a weight of about 2.8 g.
  S. aeruginosa breathes with gills. The right tentacle is thickened in the male but not the female. The dry weight of composition of this species is as follows: 28.6% foot, 23.06% intestine, 9.78% gonad, 8.58% hepatopancreas, 29.98% other tissue. The diploid chromosome number of Sinotaia aeruginosa is 2n=16.
caption: Drawing from the type description, abapertural view.
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