Biology:Pomacea ocanensis

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Short description: Species of snail

Pomacea ocanensis
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Architaenioglossa
Superfamily: Ampullarioidea
Family: Ampullariidae
Subfamily: Pomaceinae
Genus: Pomacea
Species:
P. ocanensis
Binomial name
Pomacea ocanensis
Kobelt, 1914
Synonyms[2]
  • Ampullaria auriformis var. ocanensis Kobelt, 1914 (original description)

Pomacea ocanensis is a species of freshwater snail in the Ampullariidae family. Wilhelm Kobelt originally described the species as a subspecies of Ampullaria auriformis in 1914.[2]

It is native to Colombia and resides in the shallow margins of the Magdalena River near Ocaña, Norte de Santander.[1]

A critically endangered species, P. ocanensis faces threats of declining habitat quality due to urbanization, local water management, and pollution.[1] It is the only member of Pomacea considered Endangered or Critically Endangered by the IUCN and one of only two Ampullariids to be Critically Endangered.[3]

See also

References

Wikidata ☰ Q81849245 entry