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Pomacea scalaris

Pomacea scalaris

(d´Orbigny, 1835)
Family: Ampullariidae
Order: Mesogastropoda
Class: Gastropoda
Phylum / Division: Mollusca
Kingdom: Animalia
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Pomacea scalaris is a species of freshwater snail of the Ampullariidae ("apple snails") family. It was described by Alcide d´Orbigny in 1835. It is found in Bolivia, Paraguay, Argentina, Brasil, and Uruguay. It is invasive in Taiwan. First documented in 1989, it was possibly introduced alongside Pomacea canaliculata illegally brought to the country for aquaculture.

Pomacea scalaris can grow to a shell length of at least .

Source: Wikipedia, article Pomacea scalaris. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 17/07/2026.





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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
189450723/08/2023ArgentinaCorrientesRancho de los esteros, Colonia Carlos PellegriniDiego Alfonso Rosa
173378506/03/2023ArgentinaCorrientesColonia Carlos Pellegrini, Colonia Carlos PellegriniMarcos Garberoglio
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Pomacea scalaris – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 21/09/2026.