Pomacea vexillum explained

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.

Taxonomic note

P. vexillum is considered a synonym of P. puncticulata by some authors.[1]

Distribution

P. vexillum is known from Venezuela[1] [2] and Guyana.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Cowie R.H.. Thiengo S.C.. amp . 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. 28 March 2014.
  2. Book: Simone, L. R. L.. Land and Freshwater Molluscs of Brazil. 2006. FAPESP. São Paulo. 85-906670-0-6.
  3. Web site: Pomacea vexillum. Malacology collection. Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 28 March 2014.

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