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Asolene

{{Short description|Genus of gastropods}}

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| image = Asolene petiti shell.png

| image_caption = A drawing of an apertural view of the shell of Asolene petiti

| taxon = Asolene

| authority = d'Orbigny, 1838{{no-gastropod-genus-ref}}

| diversity_ref = Bouchet, P. (2013). Asolene d'Orbigny, 1838. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=737459 on 2017-06-08

| diversity_link = #Species

| diversity = 7 species

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Asolene is a genus of freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Ampullariidae, the apple snails.

The distribution of the genus Asolene includes South America.[http://www.applesnail.net/content/asolene.htm "Asolene"]. The apple snail website, Accessed 16 May 2011.

Species

There were recognized seven species within the genus Asolene as of 2011, when Asolene included subgenus Pomella Gray, 1847.Gray J. E. (1847). "A List of the Genera of recent Mollusca, their Synonyma and Types". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 15: [https://archive.org/stream/lietuvostsrmoksl44liet#page/128/mode/2up 129]-206. [https://archive.org/stream/lietuvostsrmoksl44liet#page/148/mode/2up page 148].

There are recognized 7 species within the genus Asolene:

  • Asolene crassa (Swainson, 1823)Bouchet, P. (2013). Asolene crassa (Swainson, 1823). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=737589 on 2017-06-08
  • Asolene granulosa (G. B. Sowerby III, 1894)Bouchet, P. (2013). Asolene granulosa (G. B. Sowerby III, 1894). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=737591 on 2017-06-08
  • Asolene meta (Ihering, 1915)Bouchet, P. (2013). Asolene meta (Ihering, 1915). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=741236 on 2017-06-08
  • Asolene petiti (Crosse, 1891)
  • Asolene platae (Maton, 1809) - type species
  • Asolene pulchella (Anton, 1839)
  • Asolene spixii (d'Orbigny, 1837)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 2017-06-08

synonyms:

  • Asolene americana (v. Ihering, 1919) is a synonym of ...{{clarify|date=June 2017}}
  • Asolene fairchildi (Clench, 1933) is a synonym of Pomacea sinamarina (Bruguière, 1792)Bouchet, P. (2013). Pomacea sinamarina (Bruguière, 1792). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=741103 on 2017-06-08
  • Asolene megastoma (G. B. Sowerby I, 1825) is a synonym of Pomacea megastoma (G. B. Sowerby I, 1825)Bouchet, P. (2013). Pomacea megastoma (G. B. Sowerby I, 1825). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=741102 on 2017-06-08

References

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Category:Ampullariidae

Category:Gastropod genera

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