Pomacea canaliculata ( Lamarck, 1822 )

Araya, Juan Francisco, 2015, Current status of the non-indigenous molluscs in Chile, with the first record of Otala punctata (Müller, 1774) (Gastropoda: Helicidae) in the country and new records for Cornu aspersum (Müller, 1774) and Deroceras laeve (Müller, 1774), Journal of Natural History 49 (29), pp. 1731-1761 : 1735-1736

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.