Spiral hornsnail

Spiral hornsnail
Imperiled
Imperiled (NatureServe)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: incertae sedis
Family: Pleuroceridae
Genus: Pleurocera
Species:
P. brumbyi
Binomial name
Pleurocera brumbyi
(Lea, 1852)
Synonyms[3]
  • Melania brumbyi Lea, 1852
  • Pleurocera currierana (Lea, 1863)
  • Trypanostoma currieranum Lea, 1863
  • Trypanostoma terebrale Lea, 1868

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

References

  1. โ†‘ Bogan, A.E. (1996). "Pleurocera brumbyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996 e.T17698A7343980. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T17698A7343980.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. โ†‘ NatureServe. "Pleurocera brumbyi". NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 30 March 2026.
  3. โ†‘ Bieler R, Bouchet P, Gofas S, Marshall B, Rosenberg G, La Perna R, Neubauer TA, Sartori AF, Schneider S, Vos C, ter Poorten JJ, Taylor J, Dijkstra H, Finn J, Bank R, Neubert E, Moretzsohn F, Faber M, Houart R, Picton B, Garcia-Alvarez O (eds.). "Pleurocera brumbyi (I. Lea, 1852)". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2 April 2026.