Pomacea maculata a été décrite en 1810 par le naturaliste britannique George Perry.
Publication originale
Perry, G. (1810). Arcana, or the Museum of Natural History, containing the most recent discovered objects embellished with coloured plates and corresponding descriptions; with extracts relating to animals and remarks of celebrated travellers combining a general survey of nature. London, George Smeeton, p. 7-100, planches 1-15.