Asolene petiti
Asolene petiti is a species of freshwater snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Ampullariidae, the apple snails and their allies.
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A drawing of an apertural view of the shell of Asolene petiti | |
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Subgenus: | Asolene |
Species: | A. petiti |
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Asolene petiti | |
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Ampullaria petiti Crosse, 1891 (original combination) |
The specific name petiti is in honor of Emil Charles Nicolai Petit (1817–1893), who collected this snail.
References
- 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.
- Crosse H. (1891). "Description d'un Ampullaria nouveau l'Amazone". Journal de Conchyliologie 214-216, plate 4, figure 2.
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