Aylacostoma
Aylacostoma is a genus of tropical freshwater snails with an operculum. They are part of the family Hemisinidae, a group of aquatic gastropod molluscs. They are found in South and Central America. As a consequence of the Yacyretá Dam, two species are entirely extinct and another is extinct in the wild.
13 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Aylacostoma tenuilabris
speciesAylacostoma tenuilabris
Aylacostoma osculati
speciesAylacostoma osculati
Aylacostoma brunneum
speciesAylacostoma brunneum
Aylacostoma exoplicatum
speciesAylacostoma exoplicatum
Aylacostoma ci
speciesAylacostoma ci
Aylacostoma elongatum
speciesAylacostoma elongatum
Aylacostoma goyazinum
speciesAylacostoma goyazinum
Aylacostoma strigillatum
speciesAylacostoma strigillatum
Aylacostoma glabrum
speciesAylacostoma glabrum
Aylacostoma stigmaticum
speciesAylacostoma stigmaticum
Aylacostoma guaraniticum
speciesAylacostoma guaraniticum
Aylacostoma chloroticum
speciesAylacostoma chloroticum
Aylacostoma zebra
speciesAylacostoma zebra
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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