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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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Photography ID: 432236
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Santa Fe
Santa Fe
Argentina
02/14/2017
Gustavo Fernando Durán



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
237087304/10/2025ArgentinaBuenos AiresParque Natural Municipal Ribera Norte (San Isidro)Marcos Garberoglio
189450723/08/2023ArgentinaCorrientesRancho de los esteros, Colonia Carlos PellegriniDiego Alfonso Rosa
173378506/03/2023ArgentinaCorrientesColonia Carlos Pellegrini, Colonia Carlos PellegriniMarcos Garberoglio
171613701/02/2023ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresReserva Ecológica Ciudad Universitaria - Costanera Norte (RECU-CN)Marcos Garberoglio
164365125/09/2022ArgentinaBuenos AiresCerca de la Reserva Ecológica Vicente LópezMarcos Garberoglio
114597923/11/2019ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresLago de RegatasDiego Carus
95580827/07/2019ArgentinaSanta FeDistrito Guadalupe Norte - Zona Jaaukanigás3Claudio Bertonatti
140965903/01/2019ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresLago de RegatasNicolas Olejnik
136464814/02/2017ArgentinaSanta FeSanta Fe1Gustavo Fernando Durán
5136921/03/2011ArgentinaCorrientesEsteros del IberáNicolas Olejnik
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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 22/09/2026.