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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. There are recognized 7 species within the genus ''Asolene'': * '' Asolene crassa'' (Swainson, 1823) * '' Asolene granulosa'' (G. B. Sowerby III, 1894) * '' Asolene meta'' (Ihering, 1915) * '' Asolene petiti'' (Crosse, 1891) * '' Asolene platae'' (Maton, 1809) - type species * '' Asolene pulchella'' (Anton, 1839) * '' Asolene spixii'' (d'Orbigny, 1837) synonyms: * '' Asolene americana'' (v. Ihering, 1919) is a synonym of ... * '' Asolene fairchildi'' (Clench, 1933) is a synonym of '' Pomacea sinamarina'' (Bruguière, 1792) * '' 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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