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Kauaʻi record · KCA-MOL-00200

Pomacea canaliculata

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Pomacea canaliculata — source-informed Atlas ecological reconstruction; not a specimen photograph or evidence of current abundance.
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About Pomacea canaliculata

Hawaiʻi DLNR AIS explicitly states Kauai: Present; Bishop Museum OP96 reports Hanalei NWR/taro-field expansion with vouchered Kauaʻi material, and later observations corroborate.

WoRMS AphiaID 741113 accepts Pomacea canaliculata.

Freshwater taxon; marine depth filter does not apply.

State agency and primary Bishop Museum survey/voucher evidence directly verify current introduced occurrence.

Names and classification

Scientific name
Pomacea canaliculata
Other names
Pomacea canaliculata
Record type
species

Kauaʻi occurrence and status

Kauaʻi occurrence
current established invasive on Kauaʻi
Origin
Introduced
Conservation status
Not assessed
Evidence limits
Occurrence category and evidence are source-bounded. Abundance, trend, and living status are not inferred beyond the reviewed evidence.

Habitat and ecology

Habitats
Freshwater and estuarine

Process and seasonal context

Seasonal description
Pomacea canaliculata is included in the verified Kauaʻi mollusk census. State agency and primary Bishop Museum survey/voucher evidence directly verify current introduced occurrence.

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