Asolene petiti

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Asolene petiti
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A drawing of an apertural view of the shell of Asolene petiti
Scientific classification
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clade Caenogastropoda
informal group Architaenioglossa
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Asolene
Species:
A. petiti
Binomial name
Asolene petiti
(Crosse, 1891) [2]
Synonyms [3]

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

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]

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References

  1. 1 2 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.