[4] Pomacea maculata is reported from Argentina, Brazil, and Bolivia and it probably occurs in Uruguay and Paraguay.

Subsequent genetic testing confirmed that specimens collected in Florida, Georgia, and Texas were indeed Pomacea maculata.

[5] Byers et al. (2013)[6] predicted potential range of this species in the Southeastern United States.

Normal coloration typically includes bands of brown, black, and yellowish-tan.

Experimentally determined incipient physiological tolerance limits under laboratory conditions for adult and juvenile Pomacea maculata collected in Texas are: This snail lays pink eggs in clutches above the water level.

[6] The snail’s extensive consumption of aquatic vegetation and ability to accumulate and transmit algal toxins through the food web heighten concerns about its spread.

[6] There is a further, but largely unexplored risk that Pomacea maculata harbors rat lungworm parasite Angiostrongylus cantonensis.

[6] Pomacea maculata is edible and part of the ornamental pet trade for freshwater aquaria.