Asolene platae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Architaenioglossa |
Superfamily: | Ampullarioidea |
Family: | Ampullariidae |
Subfamily: | Pomaceinae |
Genus: | Asolene |
Species: | A. platae
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Binomial name | |
Asolene platae (Maton, 1811)
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Asolene platae is a species of freshwater snail in the family Ampullariidae, first described by William George Maton in 1811.[1]
The species is native to the Río de la Plata basin.[2] They are also found in the pet trade where they are often sold under the name zebra apple snails.[3]
A. platae is a gonochoric species which lays its eggs underwater in a gelatinous mass.[3][4][5]