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Pyramid slitshell

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Superfamily
  
Cerithioidea

Genus
  
†Gyrotoma

Higher classification
  
Gyrotoma

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Family
  
Pleuroceridae

Scientific name
  
Gyrotoma pyramidata

Rank
  
Species

Similar
  
Gastropods, Leptoxis, Elimia

The pyramid slitshell, scientific name Gyrotoma pyramidata, was a species of freshwater snail, a gastropod in the Pleuroceridae family. It was endemic to the United States. It is now extinct.

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Pyramid slitshell Wikipedia