Pomacea zischkai
| Pomacea zischkai | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Architaenioglossa |
| Family: | Ampullariidae |
| Genus: | Pomacea |
| Species: | P. zischkai |
| Binomial name | |
| Pomacea zischkai | |
Pomacea zischkai is a South American species of freshwater snail in the family Ampullariidae, the apple snails.[1][3]
Etymology
P. zischkai is named after Bolivian biologist Rodolfo Zischka, who collected the types.[2]
Distribution and habitat
P. zischkai is endemic to Bolivia. It is found in the Chapare region, at an altitude of 400 m.[1][4] It occurs in rivers.[1]
Description
The shell measures 28 mm–34 mm × 25 mm–29 mm (1.10 in–1.34 in × 0.98 in–1.14 in) (length × width) and is thin and semi-transparent. The aperture is 19 mm–22 mm × 14 mm–16 mm (0.75 in–0.87 in × 0.55 in–0.63 in).[2]
References
- 1 2 3 4 Pastorino, G.; Darrigan, G.; Goitia, E. (2016). "Pomacea zischkai". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016 e.T188979A58579497. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T188979A58579497.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- 1 2 3 Blume, W. & Pain, Thomas (1952). "A new species of Pomacea from Bolivia". Journal of Conchology. 23 (8): 267–269. doi:10.5962/p.407157.
- ↑ Bieler R, Bouchet P, Gofas S, Marshall B, Rosenberg G, La Perna R, Neubauer TA, Sartori AF, Schneider S, Vos C, ter Poorten JJ, Taylor J, Dijkstra H, Finn J, Bank R, Neubert E, Moretzsohn F, Faber M, Houart R, Picton B, Garcia-Alvarez O, eds. (2026). "Pomacea zischkai Blume & Pain, 1952". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 28 April 2026.
- ↑ Cowie R.H. & Thiengo S.C. (2003). "The apple snails of the Americas (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Ampullariidae: Asolene, Felipponea, Marisa, Pomacea, Pomella): A nomenclatural and type catalog". Malacologia. 45 (1): 41–100. Retrieved 28 March 2014.