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Shortspire hornsnail

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Superfamily
  
Cerithioidea

Genus
  
Pleurocera

Higher classification
  
Pleurocera

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Family
  
Pleuroceridae

Scientific name
  
Pleurocera curta

Rank
  
Species

Similar
  
Pleurocera, Leptoxis, Elimia

The shortspire hornsnail, scientific name Pleurocera curta, 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.

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Shortspire hornsnail Wikipedia