Asolene petiti

Asolene petiti is a species of freshwater snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Ampullariidae, the apple snails and their allies.

Asolene petiti
A drawing of an apertural view of the shell of Asolene petiti
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
informal group Architaenioglossa
Superfamily:
Ampullarioidea
Family:
Ampullariidae
Genus:
Asolene
Subgenus:
Asolene
Species:
A. petiti
Binomial name
Asolene petiti
(Crosse, 1891)[2]
Synonyms[3]

The specific name petiti is in honor of Emil Charles Nicolai Petit (1817–1893), who collected this snail.

Distribution

The distribution of Asolene petiti includes Brazil.[1] Specifically, Mato Grosso.[4]

References
  1. Pastorino G. & Darrigan G. (2011). "Asolene petiti". In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
  2. Crosse H. (1891). "Description d'un Ampullaria nouveau l'Amazone". Journal de Conchyliologie 214-216, plate 4, figure 2.
  3. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Asolene petiti (Crosse, 1891)". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  4. "WMSDB | Conchology". www.conchology.be. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
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