Pomacea decussata is a species of freshwater snail in the family Ampullariidae.[1]

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Pomacea decussata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Architaenioglossa
Superfamily: Ampullarioidea
Family: Ampullariidae
Subfamily: Pomaceinae
Genus: Pomacea
Species:
P. decussata
Binomial name
Pomacea decussata
Moricand, 1836
Synonyms[1]
  • Ampullaria decussata Moricand, 1836 (original combination)
  • Pomacea (Pomacea) decussata (Moricand, 1836) · accepted, alternate representation
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It was first described by Stéfano Moricand as Ampullaria decussata in 1836. Pomacea commissionis was originally considered a subspecies of P. decussata.[2]

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