Pomacea
Sign in to savePomacea 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.
Taxonomy · GBIF
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassGastropoda
- OrderArchitaenioglossa
- FamilyAmpullariidae
via GBIF · CC0
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Image
- Pomacea.jpg
Show 2 more facts
- P105
- genus
- P910
- Category:Pomacea
via Wikidata · CC0
Article
4 sectionsContents
- Species
- As invasive species
- References
- External links
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.
In the aquarium trade these snails are sometimes called Pomacea or incorrectly Ampullarius, and in English as "[color] mystery snail" or "apple snail".