Asolene platae
Asolene platae is a species of freshwater snail in the family Ampullariidae, first described by William George Maton in 1811.[1]
| Asolene platae | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Architaenioglossa |
| Superfamily: | Ampullarioidea |
| Family: | Ampullariidae |
| Subfamily: | Pomaceinae |
| Genus: | Asolene |
| Species: | A. platae |
| Binomial name | |
| Asolene platae (Maton, 1811) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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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
A. platae is a gonochoric species which lays its eggs underwater in a gelatinous mass.[3][4][5]
References
- "Molluscabase - Asolene platae (Maton, 1811)".
- Tiecher, María J.; Seuffert, María E.; Martín, Pablo R. (2015). "Thermal Biology of the South American Apple Snail Asolene platae(Caenogastropoda: Ampullariidae)". Malacologia. 58 (1–2): 233–243. doi:10.4002/040.058.0208. hdl:11336/6333. S2CID 86335924.
- Tiecher, María J.; Burela, Silvana; Martín, Pablo R. (2016). "Life cycle of the South American apple snail Asolene platae(Maton, 1811) (Caenogastropoda: Ampullariidae) under laboratory conditions". Journal of Molluscan Studies. 82 (3): 432–439. doi:10.1093/mollus/eyw007.
- Tiecher, María José; Burela, Silvana; Martín, Pablo Rafael (2017). "First record of colour polymorphism in the Neotropical apple snail Asolene platae: Inheritance mechanism and evidence for multiple paternity". Molluscan Research. 37 (3): 187–193. doi:10.1080/13235818.2017.1297008. S2CID 91124314.
- Martín, SM; Negrete, LHL (2007). "Radular ultrastructure of South American Ampullariidae (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia)". Brazilian Journal of Biology. 67 (4): 721–726. doi:10.1590/S1519-69842007000400019. PMID 18278326.
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