It lives in a variety of freshwater habitats such as lakes, watercourses, wetlands and agricultural areas.
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It lives in a variety of freshwater habitats such as lakes, watercourses, wetlands and agricultural areas.
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Pomacea canaliculata is native to South America, in the basins of the lower Paraná River and the Río de la Plata in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay.
Evidence: SRC-DSC-439EBAD679Statement code: CLM-ENT0478-DSC-02
Approved version OWNER-REVIEW-20261108T095539647 · last approved 8 November 2026
The species has been introduced to most of southern, eastern and southeast Asia and the southern United States.
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