Superfamily Ampullarioidea Higher classification Pomacea | Family Ampullariidae Scientific name Pomacea flagellata Rank Species | |
Similar Pomacea, Ampullariidae, Molluscs, Gastropods, Pomacea urceus |
Respuestas sensoriales en invertebrados caracol pomacea flagellata
Pomacea flagellata is a species of freshwater snail with a gill and an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Ampullariidae. In older literature this species was known as ghiesbrechti and today is still poorly understood.
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The shell is nearly globular, often reaching almost 100 mm in height, but distinctly narrower with a large aperture. The shell surface often appears dimpled or hammered, and can range in color from olive-green to reddish-brown with colored bands.
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