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Giant Uruguay River Snail

Pomacea megastoma
(G. B. Sowerby I, 1825)
Caracol Gigante del Río Uruguay
Family: Ampullariidae
Order: Mesogastropoda
Class: Gastropoda
Phylum / Division: Mollusca
Kingdom: Animalia
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Records from Colonia "la Matilde" (departamento Federación)

Synonyms: Asolene megastoma, Pomella megastoma.


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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
26764522/02/2011ArgentinaEntre RíosCosta del lago Salto Grande en campos de Lover y Capeletti (-30.86352 -57.8193), Colonia "la Matilde" (departamento Federación)Carlos M. Grassini
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EcoRegistros. 2026. Giant Uruguay River Snail (Pomacea megastoma) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 29/03/2026.