Pomacea bridgesii
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 Pomacea bridgesii in aquarium
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Pomacea bridgesii, Spike-topped apple snail, is a apecies of freshwater gastropod from family Ampullariidae.
Subspecies:
- Pomacea bridgesii bridgesii (Reeve, 1856)
- Pomacea bridgesii effusa (Blume, 1957)
Its native distibution is in Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay and Peru. It is non-indigenous in Hawaii since 1960 (Pomacea bridgesii effusa), south-east Asia since 1980s and in Florida since early 1980s (Pomacea bridgesii effusa).[1]
It is not listed in IUCN red list - not evaluated (NE).[2]
It is often keep as an aquarium pet.
[edit] References
- ^ Pomacea bridgesi
- ^ 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Cited 14 april 2008.
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