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Pomacea avellana (G. B. Sowerby III, 1909)
741383 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:741383)
accepted
Species
Ampullaria avellana G. B. Sowerby III, 1909 · unaccepted (original combination)
Pomacea (Pomacea) avellana (G. B. Sowerby III, 1909) · alternative representation
(of Ampullaria avellana G. B. Sowerby III, 1909) Sowerby, G. B. III. (1909). Notes on the family Ampullariidae, with list of species, varieties, and synonyms, also descriptions of four new species. <em>Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London.</em> 8(6): 345–363. [5 October]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32058566
page(s): 346, 360 [details]
page(s): 346, 360 [details]
Note Venezuela, Lagunella
Type locality Venezuela, Lagunella [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Pomacea avellana (G. B. Sowerby III, 1909). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=741383 on 2025-09-11
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(of Ampullaria avellana G. B. Sowerby III, 1909) Sowerby, G. B. III. (1909). Notes on the family Ampullariidae, with list of species, varieties, and synonyms, also descriptions of four new species. <em>Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London.</em> 8(6): 345–363. [5 October]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32058566
page(s): 346, 360 [details]
basis of record Cowie, R. H. & Thiengo, S. C. (2003). The apple snails of the Americas (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Ampullariidae: <i>Asolene, Felipponea, Marisa, Pomacea, Pomella</i>): A nomenclatural and type catalog. <em>Malacologia.</em> 45(1): 41-100., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25129402 [details]
additional source Simone, L. R. L. (2006). <i>Land and Freshwater Molluscs of Brazil</i>. Editora Gráfica Bernardi, FAPESP. São Paulo, 390 pp.
page(s): 48 [details]
page(s): 346, 360 [details]
basis of record Cowie, R. H. & Thiengo, S. C. (2003). The apple snails of the Americas (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Ampullariidae: <i>Asolene, Felipponea, Marisa, Pomacea, Pomella</i>): A nomenclatural and type catalog. <em>Malacologia.</em> 45(1): 41-100., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25129402 [details]
additional source Simone, L. R. L. (2006). <i>Land and Freshwater Molluscs of Brazil</i>. Editora Gráfica Bernardi, FAPESP. São Paulo, 390 pp.
page(s): 48 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Type locality Venezuela, Lagunella [details]
