Pomacea urceus

Species of gastropod

Pomacea urceus

Pomacea urceus from the Naturalis Biodiversity Center Collection
Scientific classification
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Animalia

Phylum:  |

Mollusca

Class:  |

Gastropoda

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clade Caenogastropoda
informal group Architaenioglossa

Superfamily:  |

Ampullarioidea

Family:  |

Ampullariidae

Genus:  |

Pomacea

Subgenus:  |

Pomacea

Species:  |

P. urceus

Binomial name
Pomacea urceus

(Müller, 1774)

Pomacea urceus is a species of freshwater gastropod in the family Ampullariidae, native to South America. It is a particularly large species of Pomacea, some specimens of which have been measured 115 mm in height.

The eggs of Pomacea urceus vary in color from pale green to orange. Eggs are placed between the undersurface of the operculum and the aperture of the female when she estivates after the mating season.

## References

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* Perera, Dr. Gloria and Walls, Jerry G (1996) Apple Snails in the Aquarium, T.F.H. Publications Inc. (55-56)

Taxon identifiers

Pomacea urceus|

* Wikidata: Q3139767
* CoL: 786G7
* GBIF: 2292580
* iNaturalist: 964770
* IRMNG: 10202540
* ITIS: 204973
* WoRMS: 848374

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