Pomacea ocanensis
| Pomacea ocanensis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Architaenioglossa |
| Superfamily: | Ampullarioidea |
| Family: | Ampullariidae |
| Subfamily: | Pomaceinae |
| Genus: | Pomacea |
| Species: | P. ocanensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Pomacea ocanensis Kobelt, 1914 | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Pomacea ocanensis is a species of freshwater snail in the Ampullariidae family. Wilhelm Kobelt originally described the species as a subspecies of Ampullaria auriformis in 1914.[2]
It is native to Colombia and resides in the shallow margins of the Magdalena River near Ocaña, Norte de Santander.[1]
A critically endangered species, P. ocanensis faces threats of declining habitat quality due to urbanization, local water management, and pollution.[1] It is the only member of Pomacea considered Endangered or Critically Endangered by the IUCN and one of only two Ampullariids to be Critically Endangered.[3]
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Pomacea ocanensis". IUCN Red List. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
- ^ a b "Pomacea ocanensis (Kobelt, 1914)". MolluscaBase eds. MolluscaBase. Retrieved 2022-01-12.
- ^ Lydeard, Charles; Cummings, Kevin S. (2019-04-02). Freshwater Mollusks of the World: A Distribution Atlas. JHU Press. p. 39. ISBN 978-1-4214-2732-4.