Ringed hornsnail

Ringed hornsnail
Vulnerable
Vulnerable (NatureServe)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: incertae sedis
Family: Pleuroceridae
Genus: Pleurocera
Species:
P. annulifera
Binomial name
Pleurocera annulifera
(Conrad, 1834)
Synonyms[3]
  • Melania annulata Jay, 1836
  • Melania annulifera Conrad, 1834

The ringed hornsnail, scientific name Pleurocera annulifera, 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.

References

  1. โ†‘ Bogan, A.E. (1996). "Pleurocera annulifera". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996 e.T17697A7342682. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T17697A7342682.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. โ†‘ NatureServe. "Pleurocera annulifera". 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 annulifera (Conrad, 1834)". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2 April 2026.