Upland hornsnail

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Upland hornsnail

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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Family: Pleuroceridae
Genus: Pleurocera
Species:
P. showalterii
Binomial name
Pleurocera showalterii
I. Lea, 1862
Synonyms[3]
  • Pleurocera showalteri
  • Trypanostoma moriforme
  • Trypanostoma moriformi
  • Trypanostoma showalterii

The upland hornsnail, scientific name Pleurocera showalterii, is a species of freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusc in the family Pleuroceridae. This species is endemic to Alabama and Georgia in the United States.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Bogan, A.E. (1996). "Pleurocera showalteri [sic]". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T17704A7364647. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T17704A7364647.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Pleurocera showalteri [sic]". NatureServe Explorer An online encyclopedia of life. 7.1. NatureServe. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  3. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Pleurocera showalterii (I. Lea, 1862). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1352377 on 2023-11-01

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