Pomacea

Pomacea
A live individual of Pomacea bridgesii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
informal group Architaenioglossa
Superfamily:
Ampullarioidea
Family:
Ampullariidae
Subfamily:
Ampullariinae
Tribe:
Ampullariini
Genus:
Pomacea

Perry, 1810[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Ampullaria (Limnopomus) Dall, 1904
  • Ampullaria (Pomacea) Perry, 1810
  • Ampullarius (Effusa) Jousseaume, 1889
  • Ampullarius (Limnopomus) Dall, 1904
  • Asolene (Surinamia) Clench, 1933
  • Effusa Jousseaume, 1889
  • Limnopomus Dall, 1904
  • Pomacea (Effusa) Jousseaume, 1889
  • Pomacea (Pomacea) Perry, 1810
  • Pomacea (Surinamia) Clench, 1933

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".

Some species have been introduced outside their native range and are considered invasive because of their voracious appetite for plants. Because of this, imports involving this genus are restricted in some regions (including the United States) and are entirely banned in others (including the EU).[3]

  1. ^ Perry (1810). Arcana, sign. G5.
  2. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Pomacea Perry, 1810". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  3. ^ Dawes, J. (14 January 2013). International Waters: EU Finally Bans Apple Snail Imports. Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 4 June 2014