Family Ampullariidae Rank Species | Superfamily Ampullarioidea | |
Similar Pomacea dolioides, Pomacea cumingi, Pomacea urceus, Pomacea glauca, Pomacea haustrum | ||
Pomacea zischkai is a South American species of freshwater snail with gills and an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusc in the family Ampullariidae, the apple snails.
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Etymoloogy
P. zischkai is named after Bolivian biologist Rodolfo Zischka, who discovered it.
Distribution
P. zischkai is endemic to Bolivia. It is found in the Chapare region, at an altitude of 400 m.
References
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