Biology:Asolene spixii

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Short description: Species of gastropod


Asolene spixii
Asolene spixii 01.JPG
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Asolene
Species:
A. spixii
Binomial name
Asolene spixii
(d'Orbigny, 1838)
Synonyms[1]

Ampullaria spixii d'Orbigny, 1838 (original combination)
Ampullaria zonata d'Orbigny, 1835 (invalid: junior homonym of Ampullaria zonata Spix, 1827; A. spixii is a replacement name)

Asolene spixii is a species of freshwater snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Ampullariidae, the apple snails.

The specific name spixii is in honour of German biologist Johann Baptist von Spix.

Distribution

Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay.

References

  1. Bouchet, P. (2013). Asolene spixii (d'Orbigny, 1838). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=737599 on 2017-11-27

Wikidata ☰ Q48970257 entry