Pomacea occulta explained

Pomacea occulta is a species of freshwater snail in the family Ampullariidae.[1] Previously misidentified as the cryptically similar Pomacea maculata, P. occulta was differentiated by Yang et al. in 2019 using DNA barcoding and molecular systematics.[2]

Distribution

This species has only been identified from invasive populations in China, so its native region is not known, but would be somewhere in South America.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: MolluscaBase eds.. Molluscabase - Pomacea occulta Q.-Q. Yang & X.-P. Yu, 2019. 2022-01-14. MolluscaBase.
  2. Yang. Qian-Qian. Yu. Xiao-Ping. 2019-07-02. A New Species of Apple Snail in the Genus Pomacea (Gastropoda: Caenogastropoda: Ampullariidae). Zoological Studies. 58. 58 . e13. 10.6620/ZS.2019.58-13. 1021-5506. 6759870. 31966314.