Pomacea canaliculata (Lamarck, 1822)

Description

Estebenet and Martín (2003), Rawlings et al. (2007), Jackson and Jackson (2009).

Distribution

Native to America, Uruguay and Argentina (Jackson and Jackson 2009), invasive in the USA (Rawlings et al. 2007) and in South-East Asia (Cowie 2000). In Chile this species has been found only in the Estero Conchalí, Los Vilos (31°55 ʹ S, 71°31 ʹ W), Región de Coquimbo, central Chile (Jackson and Jackson 2009).

Possible mechanism of introduction/Status

Aquarium trade/established (Jackson and Jackson 2009).

Remarks

Omnivorous, invasive, may predate native species (Cazzaniga 1990; Kwong et al. 2009). This species can also act as an intermediate host of the parasitic nematode Angiostrongylus cantonensis (Yang et al. 2013) . EA, I.