Asolene platae explained

Asolene platae is a species of freshwater snail in the family Ampullariidae, first described by William George Maton in 1811.^[1]

Distribution

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]

Reproduction

A. platae is a gonochoric species which lays its eggs underwater in a gelatinous mass.^{[3] [4] [5]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Molluscabase - Asolene platae (Maton, 1811) .
2. Thermal Biology of the South American Apple Snail Asolene platae(Caenogastropoda: Ampullariidae) . 10.4002/040.058.0208 . 2015 . Tiecher . María J. . Seuffert . María E. . Martín . Pablo R. . Malacologia . 58 . 1–2 . 233–243 . 86335924 . 11336/6333 . free .
3. Life cycle of the South American apple snail Asolene platae(Maton, 1811) (Caenogastropoda: Ampullariidae) under laboratory conditions . 10.1093/mollus/eyw007 . 2016 . Tiecher . María J. . Burela . Silvana . Martín . Pablo R. . Journal of Molluscan Studies . 82 . 3 . 432–439 . free .
4. First record of colour polymorphism in the Neotropical apple snail Asolene platae: Inheritance mechanism and evidence for multiple paternity . 10.1080/13235818.2017.1297008 . 2017 . Tiecher . María José . Burela . Silvana . Martín . Pablo Rafael . Molluscan Research . 37 . 3 . 187–193 . 91124314 . 11336/58408 . free .
5. Radular ultrastructure of South American Ampullariidae (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia) . 10.1590/S1519-69842007000400019 . 2007 . Martín . SM . Negrete . LHL . Brazilian Journal of Biology . 67 . 4 . 721–726 . 18278326 . free .