Pomacea poeyana

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Pomacea poeyana
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shell of Pomacea poeyana
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clade Caenogastropoda
informal group Architaenioglossa
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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]

Related Research Articles

Ampullariidae Family of gastropods

Ampullariidae, common name the apple snails, is a family of large freshwater snails, aquatic gastropod mollusks with a gill and an operculum. This family is in the superfamily Ampullarioidea and is the type family of that superfamily.

<i>Pomacea</i> Genus of gastropods

Pomacea is a genus of freshwater snails with gills and an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Ampullariidae, the apple snails. The genus is native to the Americas; most species in this genus are restricted to South America.

<i>Pomacea canaliculata</i> Species of gastropod

Pomacea canaliculata, commonly known as the golden apple snail or the channeled apple snail, is a species of large freshwater snail with gills and an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusc in the family Ampullariidae, the apple snails. South American in origin, this species is considered to be in the top 100 of the "World's Worst Invasive Alien Species". It is also ranked as the 40th worst alien species in Europe and the worst alien species of gastropod in Europe.

<i>Pomacea diffusa</i> Species of gastropod

Pomacea diffusa, common name the spike-topped apple snail, is a species of freshwater snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Ampullariidae, the apple snails.

<i>Pomacea paludosa</i> Species of gastropod

Pomacea paludosa, common name the Florida applesnail, is a species of freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Ampullariidae, the apple snails.

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

Nanivitrea alcaldei is a species of small freshwater snail that has an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Hydrobiidae.

Nanivitrea helicoides is a species of small freshwater snail that has an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Hydrobiidae.

<i>Hemisinus brevis</i> Species of gastropod

Hemisinus brevis is a species of freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Thiaridae.

<i>Hemisinus cubanianus</i> Species of gastropod

Hemisinus cubanianus is a species of freshwater snail with an operculum. It is an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Thiaridae.

<i>Galba cubensis</i> Species of gastropod

Galba cubensis is a species of air-breathing freshwater snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Lymnaeidae, the pond snails.

Pomacea camena is a South American species of freshwater snail with gills and an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusc in the family Ampullariidae, the apple snails.

Pomacea baeri is a South American species of freshwater snail with gills and an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusc in the family Ampullariidae, the apple snails.

Pomacea catamarcensis is a South American species of freshwater snail with gills and an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusc in the family Ampullariidae, the apple snails.

Pomacea cousini is a South American species of freshwater snail with gills and an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusc in the family Ampullariidae, the apple snails.

Pomacea eximia is a South American species of freshwater snail with gills and an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusc in the family Ampullariidae, the apple snails.

Pomacea pealiana is a South American species of freshwater snail with gills and an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusc in the family Ampullariidae, the apple snails.

Pomacea quinindensis is a South American species of freshwater snail with gills and an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusc in the family Ampullariidae, the apple snails.

Pomacea zischkai is a South American species of freshwater snail with gills and an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusc in the family Ampullariidae, the apple snails.

Pomacea reyrei is a South American species of freshwater snail with gills and an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusc in the family Ampullariidae, the apple snails.

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.