Pomacea columbiensis is a species of freshwater snail in the family Ampullariidae. It is native to Colombia,[1] found in the Magdalena and Cauca rivers,[2] and Ecuador, in the Pastaza River.[3][4]

Pomacea columbiensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Architaenioglossa
Superfamily: Ampullarioidea
Family: Ampullariidae
Subfamily: Pomaceinae
Genus: Pomacea
Species:
P. columbiensis
Binomial name
Pomacea columbiensis
Philippi, 1851
Synonyms[1]
  • Ampullaria columbiensis Philippi, 1851 (original combination)

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Molluscabase - Pomacea columbiensis (Philippi, 1851)". www.molluscabase.org. Retrieved 2022-01-15.
  2. ^ Morales-Betancourt, Diana; Lasso, Carlos; Gutiérrez, Francisco (2014-02-10). Humedales interiores de Colombia: identificación, caracterización y establecimiento de límites según criterios biológicos y ecológicos (in Spanish). ISBN 978-958-8889-28-3.
  3. ^ "Pomacea canaliculata in Ecuador: a recent pest with multiple implications". www.cabi.org. 2017. Retrieved 2022-01-15.
  4. ^ Joshi, Ravindra; Cowie, Robert; Sebastian, Leocadio (2017-10-16). Biology and management of invasive apple snails. ISBN 978-621-8022-23-2.