Rugged hornsnail

Rugged hornsnail
Conservation status
	; Vulnerable (IUCN 2.3)
	; Vulnerable (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	incertae sedis
Family:	Pleuroceridae
Genus:	Pleurocera
Species:	P. alveare
Binomial name
	Pleurocera alveare; (Conrad, 1834)
Synonyms
	List Io alveare (Conrad, 1834) ; Melania abscida Anthony, 1860 ; Melania alveare Conrad, 1834 ; Melania formosa Conrad, 1835 ; Melania grossa Anthony, 1860 ; Melania pernodosa Lea, 1845 ; Melania producta Lea, 1843 ; Melania pumila Lea, 1845 ; Melania torquata Lea, 1843 ; Pleurocera plicatum Tryon, 1863 ; Trypanostoma lesleyi Lea, 1864;

The rugged hornsnail, scientific name Pleurocera alveare, 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

↑ Bogan, A.E. (1996). "Pleurocera alveare". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996 e.T17696A7339629. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T17696A7339629.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
↑ NatureServe. "Pleurocera alveare". NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 30 March 2026.
↑ 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 alveare (Conrad, 1834)". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 1 April 2026.