"Pomacea canaliculata" has displaced some of the indigenous rice field apple snail species in the genus "Pila" traditionally eaten in Southeast Asia (including Thailand and the Philippines) such as "Pila ampullacea" and "Pila pesmei"; as well as the viviparid trapdoor snail ("Cipangopaludina chinensis").It is a part of ornamental pet trade for freshwater aquaria.