Biology:Asolene platae

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Short description: Species of snail

Asolene platae
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Architaenioglossa
Family: Ampullariidae
Genus: Asolene
Species:
A. platae
Binomial name
Asolene platae
(Maton, 1811)
Synonyms[1]
  • Ampullaria cyclostoma Spix, 1827 · unaccepted
  • Ampullaria elegans d'Orbigny, 1835 · unaccepted
  • Ampullaria naticoides d'Orbigny, 1835 · unaccepted
  • Ampullaria storeria Jay, 1839 · unaccepted
  • Helix platae Maton, 1811 · unaccepted (original combination)

Asolene platae is a species of freshwater snail in the family Ampullariidae, first described by William George Maton in 1811.[1]

Distribution

The species is native to the Río de la Plata basin.[2] They are also found in the pet trade where they are often sold under the name zebra apple snails.[3]

Reproduction

Asolene platae is a gonochoric species which lays its eggs underwater in a gelatinous mass.[3][4][5]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q49605870 entry