Pomacea Commissionis
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''Pomacea comissionis'' is a species of
freshwater snail Freshwater snails are gastropod mollusks which live in fresh water. There are many different families. They are found throughout the world in various habitats, ranging from ephemeral pools to the largest lakes, and from small seeps and springs ...
in the family Ampullariidae. It was first described by
Hermann von Ihering Hermann Friedrich Albert von Ihering (9 October 1850 – 24 February 1930) was a German-Brazilian zoologist. He was the oldest son of Rudolf von Jhering. Biography Hermann Friedrich Albert von Ihering was born in 1850 in Kiel, Germany, the olde ...
in 1898 as a variety (i.e.,
subspecies In biological classification, subspecies is a rank below species, used for populations that live in different areas and vary in size, shape, or other physical characteristics (morphology), but that can successfully interbreed. Not all species ...
) of '' Ampullaria decussata''.


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commissionis Gastropods described in 1898 Taxa named by Hermann von Ihering Freshwater snails {{Ampullariidae-stub