Shortspire hornsnail

The shortspire hornsnail, scientific name Pleurocera curta, is a species of freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Pleuroceridae. This species is endemic to the United States.

Shortspire hornsnail
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Sorbeoconcha
Superfamily:
Cerithioidea
Family:
Pleuroceridae
Genus:
Pleurocera
Species:
P. curta
Binomial name
Pleurocera curta
Haldeman, 1841

References
  1. Bogan, A.E. (1996). "Pleurocera curta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T17700A7348294. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T17700A7348294.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.


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