Kauaʻi record · KCA-MOL-00201
Pomacea diffusa
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About Pomacea diffusa
Bishop Museum OP96 states P. diffusa was recorded from Kauaʻi (historically as P. bridgesii), but was not found in the 2004–2006 survey or other recent surveys.
Fresh WoRMS query accepts Pomacea diffusa (AphiaID 848365); OP96 supplies the P. bridgesii correction.
Freshwater taxon; marine depth filter does not apply.
The introduced Kauaʻi record is valid, but the targeted survey failed to relocate it, so no current claim is made.
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Pomacea diffusa
- Other names
- Pomacea diffusa · Pomacea bridgesii
- Record type
- species
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- verified historical introduction; current Kauaʻi persistence unresolved
- 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 diffusa is included in the verified Kauaʻi mollusk census. The introduced Kauaʻi record is valid, but the targeted survey failed to relocate it, so no current claim is made.