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A drawing of an apertural view of the shell of Asolene petiti | |
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Genus: | Asolene d'Orbigny, 1838 |
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7 species |
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. [2]
There were recognized seven species within the genus Asolene as of 2011, when Asolene included subgenus Pomella Gray, 1847. [3] [2]
There are recognized 7 [1] species within the genus Asolene:
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Tegula is a genus of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Tegulidae.
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Atlanta is a genus of pelagic marine gastropod molluscs in the family Atlantidae. They are sometimes called heteropods.
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Patella is a genus of sea snails with gills, typical true limpets, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Patellidae, the true limpets.
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Zoila is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.
Asolene spixii is a species of freshwater snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Ampullariidae, the apple snails.