Pomacea canaliculata

Basic information
Scientific name	Pomacea canaliculata	(No picture)
Common names	Apple snail
Higher taxon	Ampullariidae, Architaenioglossa, Gastropoda, Mollusca
Natural range	South America
Habitat	Freshwater, such as rice fields.

Invasion information
Range in Japan	Central to western Japan including Ryukyu Islands.
Origin	Taiwan
Date	1981
Route	For food. Cultured as a side business.
Impact	Feeding crops such as rice, lotus, rush, etc. Serious in southern areas of Japan. Affected organism: Rice, lotus, water arum, rush, etc.
Regulation in Japan	Ampullariidae is designated as a Quarantine Pest (the Plant Protection Law). Keeping this species is prohibited in Shiga Pref. Release of this species is prohibited in Aichi Pref.
Introduced range in other countries	SE Asia, continental China, Taiwan, South Korea, Hawaii, etc.

Reference

Notes

Ecol Soc Japan (ed) (2002) Handbook of Alien Species in Japan. Chijin-Shokan. (in Jpn)
Nakai et al. (eds) (2003) Alien Species: Their Biology, Impact and Control. Lake Biwa Museum. (in Jpn)
Plant Protection Station (2011) The Plant Protection Act. Quarantine Pest List. (Accessed on 2012-5-16) http://www.pps.go.jp/law_active/Notification/basis/5/245/html/245.html (in Jpn)
Shobu (1996) Biology of apple snail, Pomacea canaliculata (Lamark), and its control. Plant Protection. 50(6), 211-217 (in Jpn)
Wada (1997) Ecology and management of the apple snail, Pomacea canaliculata. Nogyo-gijutsu. 52(11), 504-507 (in Jpn)
etc.

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