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Ampullariidae Ampullariidae, commonly known as the apple snails, is a family of large freshwater snails, aquatic gastropod mollusks with a gill and an operculum. These snails simultaneously have a gill and a lung as functional respiratory structures, whi ...

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apple snail Ampullariidae, commonly known as the apple snails, is a family of large freshwater snails, aquatic gastropod mollusks with a gill and an operculum. These snails simultaneously have a gill and a lung as functional respiratory structures, wh ...

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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 ''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.

'' (Swainson, 1823) * '' Asolene granulosa'' (G. B. Sowerby III, 1894) * '' Asolene meta'' (Ihering, 1915) * '' Asolene petiti'' (Crosse, 1891) * ''

Asolene platae ''Asolene platae'' is a species of freshwater snail in the family Ampullariidae, first described by William George Maton in 1811. Distribution The species is native to the Río de la Plata basin. They are also found in the pet trade where th ...

'' (Maton, 1809) - type species * ''

Asolene pulchella ''Asolene pulchella'' is a species of freshwater snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Ampullariidae, the apple snails and their allies. Distribution The distribution of ''Asolene pulchella'' includes: * Argentina * Bolivia * U ...

'' (Anton, 1839) * ''

Asolene spixii ''Asolene spixii'' is a species of freshwater snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Ampullariidae, the apple snails. The specific name ''spixii'' is in honour of German biologist Johann Baptist von Spix. Distribution Brazil, Arg ...

'' (d'Orbigny, 1837) synonyms: * ''

Asolene americana ''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.

'' (v. Ihering, 1919) is a synonym of ... * ''

Asolene fairchildi ''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.

'' (Clench, 1933) is a synonym of ''

Pomacea sinamarina ''Pomacea sinamarina'' is a species of freshwater snail in the Ampullariidae family. It was first described in 1792 by Jean Guillaume Bruguière as ''Bulimus sinamarinus''. Its distribution includes French Guiana and Suriname Suriname (; ...

'' (Bruguière, 1792) * ''

Asolene megastoma ''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.

'' (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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Ampullariidae {{Ampullariidae-stub