Overview
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Interesting Facts
Common Names
Common Names in English:
Brook Hornsnail
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Protostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Lophotrochozoa
()
- Superphylum:
Eutrochozoa
()
- Phylum:
Mollusca
()
- (C. Linnaeus, 1758) Cuvier, 1795
- Molluscs
- Class:
Gastropoda
()
- Cuvier, 1795
- Snails and Slugs
- Subclass:
Orthogastropoda
()
- Ponder & Lindberg, 1996
- Superorder:
Caenogastropoda
()
- Cox, 1960
- Order:
Sorbeoconcha
()
- Ponder & Lindberg, 1997
- Suborder:
Discopoda
()
- P. Fischer, 1884
- Infraorder:
Discopoda
()
- Superfamily:
Cerithioidea
()
- C.A. Fleming, 1822
- Family:
Pleuroceridae
()
- P. Fischer, 1885 (1863)
- Subfamily:
Pleurocerinae
()
- Genus:
Pleurocera
()
- Rafinesque, 1818
- Specific name:
vestita
- (Conrad, 1834)
- Scientific name: - Pleurocera vestita (Conrad, 1834)
- Specific name:
vestita
- (Conrad, 1834)
- Genus:
Pleurocera
(
- Subfamily:
Pleurocerinae
(
- Family:
Pleuroceridae
(
- Superfamily:
Cerithioidea
(
- Infraorder:
Discopoda
(
- Suborder:
Discopoda
(
- Order:
Sorbeoconcha
(
- Superorder:
Caenogastropoda
(
- Subclass:
Orthogastropoda
(
- Class:
Gastropoda
(
- Phylum:
Mollusca
(
- Superphylum:
Eutrochozoa
(
- Infrakingdom:
Lophotrochozoa
(
- Branch:
Protostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Notes
Name
Status: Accepted Name
.
Last scrutiny: 17-Oct-2001
Similar Species
Members of the genus Pleurocera
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 19 species and subspecies in this genus:
P. acuta (Sharp Hornsnail) · P. alveare (Rugged Hornsnail) · P. annulifera (Ringed Hornsnail) · P. brumbyi (Spiral Hornsnail) · P. canaliculata (Silty Hornsnail) · P. corpulenta (Corpulent Hornsnail) · P. curta (Shortspire Hornsnail) · P. foremani (Foreman's High-Spired Riversnail) · P. gradata (Bottle Hornsnail) · P. nobilis (Noble Hornsnail) · P. parva (Dainty Hornsnail) · P. postelli (Broken Hornsnail) · P. prasinata (Smooth Hornsnail) · P. pyrenella (Skirted Hornsnail) · P. showalteri (Upland Hornsnail) · P. trochiformis (Sulcate Hornsnail) · P. uncialis (Pagoda Hornsnail) · P. vestita (Brook Hornsnail) · P. walkeri (Telescope Hornsnail)
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Further Reading
- Groombridge, B. (ed.) 1994. 1994 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland.
- Turgeon, D. D., J. F. Quinn, Jr., A. E. Bogan, E. V. Coan, F. G. Hochberg, W. G. Lyons, et al. 1998. Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: Mollusks, 2nd ed. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 26. American Fisheries Society. Bethesda, Maryland, USA. 526. ISBN: 1-888569-01-8.
Notes
Contributors
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 10, 2012.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed February 28, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
- Ruggiero M., Gordon D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Nicolson D. (2011). The Catalogue of Life Taxonomic Classification, Edition 2, Part A. In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist (Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D., eds). DVD; Species 2000: Reading, UK.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 28, 2008:
- Academy of Natural Sciences: Academy of Natural Sciences Malacology Database
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2684030
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-71566
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 71566
- Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: IMGASK7180
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 159949
