Giant Uruguay River Snail (Pomacea megastoma)
Author's comments:
Adulto pero aún no tan grande, entre 7 y 9 cm el largo del "caparazón", hay mayores hasta 12 o más cm. Es endémico del valle del río Uruguay
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| RECORD | |
|---|---|
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum / Division: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Mesogastropoda |
| Family: | Ampullariidae |
| Scientific name: | Pomacea megastoma |
| English Name: | Giant Uruguay River Snail |
| Spanish Name: | Caracol Gigante del Río Uruguay |
| Portuguese Name: | |
| Sex: | N/A |
| Life stage: | Adult |
| Registration date: | 22/02/2011 |
| Country: | Argentina |
| Province / Department: | Entre Ríos |
| Location or protected area: | Colonia "la Matilde" (departamento Federación) |
| Detailed location: | Costa del lago Salto Grande en campos de Lover y Capeletti (-30.86352 -57.8193) |
| Location accuracy: | Low |
| Belonging: | Native |
| Condition: | Wild |
| Certainty: | Photographed |
| Reproduction information: | No |
| PHOTOGRAPHY | |
| Photography ID: | 92845 View Full Record |
| Manufacturer: | NIKON |
| Camera model: | COOLPIX L1 |
| Shutter speed: | 10/5120 |
| Aperture: | 5.0 |
| ISO Sensitivity: | 50 |
| Focal length: | 31mm |
| Creation date: | 2011:02:22 11:54:05 |
| Using Flash: | No |
| Publication date: | 04/05/2015 15:23:37 |
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