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Giant Uruguay River Snail

Pomacea megastoma
(G. B. Sowerby I, 1825)
Caracol Gigante del Río Uruguay
Family: Ampullariidae
Order: Mesogastropoda
Class: Gastropoda
Phylum / Division: Mollusca
Kingdom: Animalia
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Synonyms: Asolene megastoma, Pomella megastoma.


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Foto
Photography ID: 418131
  Egg
Yapeyú
Corrientes
Argentina
11/06/2020
Enzo Edgardo Ferreyra
Foto
Photography ID: 325637
  Egg
Yapeyú
Corrientes
Argentina
10/27/2018
Enzo Edgardo Ferreyra
Foto
Photography ID: 325502
♂ ♀  Adult
Yapeyú
Corrientes
Argentina
04/05/2018
Enzo Edgardo Ferreyra
Foto
Photography ID: 141872
  Adult
Delta del Paraná
Buenos Aires
Argentina
03/06/2016
Román Montero



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
225029621/02/2025ArgentinaEntre RíosRío Gualeguaychú (zona Costanera Sur), GualeguaychúRodolfo Julio Velazquez
130841206/11/2020ArgentinaCorrientesYapeyúEnzo Edgardo Ferreyra
90495927/10/2018ArgentinaCorrientesCosta del río Uruguay entre la vegetación costera, YapeyúEnzo Edgardo Ferreyra
90475405/04/2018ArgentinaCorrientesYapeyúEnzo Edgardo Ferreyra
41258306/03/2016ArgentinaBuenos AiresZona privada, Delta del ParanáRomán Montero
26764522/02/2011ArgentinaEntre RíosCosta del lago Salto Grande en campos de Lover y Capeletti (-30.86352 -57.8193), Colonia "la Matilde" (departamento Federación)Carlos M. Grassini
65909715/06/2008ArgentinaEntre RíosParque Nacional El PalmarNicolas Olejnik
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Giant Uruguay River Snail (Pomacea megastoma) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 12/04/2026.