Pomacea vexillum
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Pomacea vexillum (Reeve, 1856)
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Pomacea vexillum is a South American species of freshwater snail with gills and an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusc in the family Ampullariidae, the apple snails.[1]
Taxonomic note
P. vexillum is considered a synonym of P. puncticulata by some authors.[2]
Distribution
P. vexillum is known from Venezuela[2][3] and Guyana.[4]
References
- ^ a b Pastorino, G.; Darrigan, G. (2011). "Pomacea vexillum". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011. IUCN: e.T189525A8743877. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T189525A8743877.en. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
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suggested) (help) - ^ a b Cowie R.H.; Thiengo S.C. (2003). "The apple snails of the Americas (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Ampullariidae: Asolene, Felipponea, Marisa, Pomacea, Pomella): A nomenclatural and type catalog". Malacologia. 45 (1): 41–100. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
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suggested) (help) - ^ Simone, L. R. L. (2006). Land and Freshwater Molluscs of Brazil. São Paulo: FAPESP. ISBN 85-906670-0-6.
- ^ "Pomacea vexillum". Malacology collection. Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
External links
- "Pomacea vexillum (Reeve, 1856)". LifeDesks: Ampullariidae. Retrieved 28 March 2014.