Biology:Pomacea poeyana

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Pomacea poeyana
Pomacea poeyana shell.png
shell of Pomacea poeyana
Scientific classification
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Ampullariinae
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Ampullariini
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P. poeyana
Binomial name
Pomacea poeyana
(Pilsbry, 1927)

Pomacea poeyana is a species of large freshwater snail with gills and an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Ampullariidae, the apple snails.

Distribution

Pomacea poeyana is endemic to Cuba, where it is well distributed.[1]

References

  1. Vázquez A. A. & Perera S. (2010). "Endemic Freshwater molluscs of Cuba and their conservation status". Tropical Conservation Science 3(2): 190-199. HTM, PDF.

Wikidata ☰ Q7227186 entry