Celetaia

{{Short description|Genus of freshwater snails}}{{Speciesbox | image = Celetaia persculpta in hobby aquarium.jpg | display_parents = 2 | genus = Celetaia | parent_authority = Clench, 1966 | species = persculpta | authority = (P. Sarasin & F. Sarasin, 1897) | synonyms = ''Vivipara persculpta'' {{small|P. Sarasin & F. Sarasin, 1897}} }}

'''''Celetaia persculpta''''', sometimes referred to as '''blue turbo snail''' or '''freshwater turbo sail,''' is a species of freshwater snail with a gill and an operculum, in the "river snail" family Viviparidae.<ref>{{Cite web |title=MolluscaBase - Celetaia persculpta (P. Sarasin & F. Sarasin, 1897) |url=https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1293453 |access-date=2026-02-18 |website=www.molluscabase.org |language=en}}</ref> It is the only species in the genus '''''Celetaia'''''.<ref>{{cite WoRMS |year=2026 |title=''Celetaia'' Clench, 1966 |id=1293452 |access-date=10 March 2026 |db=MolluscaBase}}</ref> They are endemic to Lake Poso on Sulawesi,<ref>{{Cite web |last=admin |date=2022-08-03 |title=Freshwater snails of Sulawesi: a brief overview |url=https://sulawesikeepers.org/freshwater-snails-of-sulawesi-a-brief-overview/ |access-date=2026-02-18 |website=Sulawesi Keepers |language=en-GB}}</ref> preferring fine substrate, which they dig and sift through to find food.<ref>{{Cite web |last=admin |date=2024-02-29 |title=Snails of Lake Poso |url=https://sulawesikeepers.org/snails-of-lake-poso/ |access-date=2026-02-18 |website=Sulawesi Keepers |language=en-GB}}</ref> ''C. persculpta'' was first described by Paul Benedict Sarasin and Karl Friedrich Sarasin in 1898. Despite the common name, they are not related to the marine genus ''Turbo''. Because of their popularity in the aquarium hobby, there is concern that the natural population may decline.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dillon |first=Rob |date=2017-10-09 |title=Freshwater Gastropods of North America: What's Out There? |url=https://fwgna.blogspot.com/2017/10/whats-out-there.html |access-date=2026-02-18 |website=Freshwater Gastropods of North America}}</ref>

''Celetaia persculpta'' are considered medium-sized snails, with shells averaging 1-2 inches in length. They have thick-walled, conical shells with deeply grooved whorls. Shells are dark gray to brown, and bodies are either yellow-orange, or black. They are peaceful omnivores that feed on detritus, biofilm and algae, and filter plankton from the water. <ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Michael |date=2024-06-27 |title=Blue Turbo Snail – Detailed Guide: Care, Diet, and Breeding |url=https://aquariumbreeder.com/blue-turbo-snail-detailed-guide-care-diet-and-breeding/ |access-date=2026-02-18 |website=Shrimp and Snail Breeder |language=en-US}}</ref>

''Celetaia persculpta'' are non-hermaphroditic (the sexes are distinct), and are viviparous. There is not a lot of scientific information available regarding this species, but in captivity they live for about 5 years.<ref name=":0" />

Blue turbo snails are considered slow-moving, even for snails.

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==Further reading== *<small>{{cite journal |last1=Zhang |first1=Le-Jia |last2=Rintelen |first2=Thomas von |title=The neglected operculum: a revision of the opercular characters in river snails (Caenogastropoda: Viviparidae) |journal=Journal of Molluscan Studies |date=16 April 2021 |volume=87 |doi=10.1093/mollus/eyab008 |url=https://www.researchgate.net/figure/nterior-surface-of-opercula-of-the-viviparid-species-studied-A-Celetaia-persculpta-B_fig3_350954445}}</small> *<small>{{cite journal |last1=Klotz |first1=Werner |last2=Rintelen |first2=Thomas von |last3=Wowor |first3=Daisy |last4=Lukhaup |first4=Chris |last5=Rintelen |first5=Kristina von |title=Lake Poso's shrimp fauna revisited: the description of five new species of the genus Caridina (Crustacea, Decapoda, Atyidae) more than doubles the number of endemic lacustrine species |journal=ZooKeys |date=4 January 2021 |volume=1009 |page=81 - 122 |doi=10.3897/zookeys.1009.54303 |doi-access=free|url=https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Living-specimens-of-Caridina-spp-in-Lake-Poso-2-A-BCaridina-mayamareenae-sp-nov-CC_fig3_348200321?__cf_chl_tk=KM8Bpr0pAjInIKDCTLPEN6Ur3Ie1uAyvHq11HBleCUw-1771439960-1.0.1.1-Y9WuNbSObs2_ni53vntsENDSF98ELFPahC0vK8iXZLk |access-date=18 February 2026|pmc=7801368 }}</small>

Category:Viviparidae Category:Monotypic gastropod genera Category:Taxa named by William J. Clench