All members of the genus Pleurocera are native to eastern North America.[3]
Descriptionedit
All of the species in this genus have thick-walled high-spired shells, and some attain a length of over 4 cm (1.6 in). The shape of the shell is elongate-conic or cylindrical.[3] The sculpture of the shell is often carinate or costate.[3] The shell of larger species sometimes develops sculpturing and a small siphonal canal or siphonal notch at the base of the aperture.[3]
Opercula are paucispiral and corneous, but may be vestigial in some species, not completely closing the aperture.
The soft parts of the animal usually have a gray or brown coloration, commonly speckled with orange. The similar genus Juga has a seminal receptacle, but Pleurocera has no seminal receptacle.[3]
Speciesedit
Species within the genus Pleurocera include:[2][4]
^ abcdefgDillon R. T. (2011). "Robust Shell Phenotype is a Local Response to Stream Size in the Genus Pleurocera (Rafinesque, 1818)". Malacologia53(2): 265-277. doi:10.4002/040.053.0205.
^Melville R. V. (1981). "Opinion 1195. Pleurocera Rafinesque, 1818 (Gastropoda): The type species is Pleurocerus acutus Rafinesque in Blainville, 1824". Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature38: 259–265.
External linksedit
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April 12, 2024
pleurocera, genus, freshwater, snails, with, operculum, aquatic, gastropod, molluscs, family, pleuroceridae, apertural, view, shell, acutascientific, classificationdomain, eukaryotakingdom, animaliaphylum, molluscaclass, gastropodasubclass, caenogastropodasupe. Pleurocera is a genus of freshwater snails with an operculum aquatic gastropod molluscs in the family Pleuroceridae 2 PleuroceraApertural view of a shell of Pleurocera acutaScientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum MolluscaClass GastropodaSubclass CaenogastropodaSuperfamily CerithioideaFamily PleuroceridaeGenus PleuroceraRafinesque 1818 1 Synonyms 2 Ceriphasia Swainson 1840Cerithidea Ceriphasia Swainson 1840Oxytrema Rafinesque 1819Pleurocera Strephobasis I Lea 1861Pleuroceras Cossmann 1909PleurocerusStrephobasis I Lea 1861Strepoma Haldeman 1864Telescopella Gray 1847Trypanostoma I Lea 1862Pleurocera is the type genus of that family Contents 1 Distribution 2 Description 3 Species 4 Ecology 5 References 6 External linksDistribution editAll members of the genus Pleurocera are native to eastern North America 3 Description editAll of the species in this genus have thick walled high spired shells and some attain a length of over 4 cm 1 6 in The shape of the shell is elongate conic or cylindrical 3 The sculpture of the shell is often carinate or costate 3 The shell of larger species sometimes develops sculpturing and a small siphonal canal or siphonal notch at the base of the aperture 3 Opercula are paucispiral and corneous but may be vestigial in some species not completely closing the aperture The soft parts of the animal usually have a gray or brown coloration commonly speckled with orange The similar genus Juga has a seminal receptacle but Pleurocera has no seminal receptacle 3 Species editSpecies within the genus Pleurocera include 2 4 Pleurocera acuta Rafinesque 1831 sharp hornsnail type species of the genus Pleurocera 5 Pleurocera alveare Conrad 1834 rugged hornsnail Pleurocera annulifera Conrad 1834 ringed hornsnail Pleurocera attenuata I Lea 1862 Pleurocera brumbyi I Lea 1852 spiral hornsnail Pleurocera burkevillensis Stenzel amp F E Turner 1944 Pleurocera canaliculata Say 1821 silty hornsnail Pleurocera corpulenta Anthony 1854 corpulent hornsnail Pleurocera foremani I Lea 1843 rough hornsnail Pleurocera gigantica Naranjo Garcia amp Aguillon 2019 Pleurocera gradata J G Anthony 1854 bottle hornsnail Pleurocera guantouensis W Yu 1980 Pleurocera nicolayana Hartt 1870 Pleurocera nobilis I Lea 1845 noble hornsnail Pleurocera parva I Lea 1862 dainty hornsnail Pleurocera picta I Lea 1841 Pleurocera postellii I Lea 1862 broken hornsnail Pleurocera prasinata Conrad 1834 smooth hornsnail Pleurocera pyrenella Conrad 1834 skirted hornsnail Pleurocera showalterii I Lea 1862 upland hornsnail Pleurocera striata I Lea 1862 striate hornsnail Pleurocera trochiformis Conrad 1834 sulcate hornsnail Pleurocera uncialis Haldeman 1842 pagoda hornsnail Pleurocera vestita Conrad 1834 brook hornsnail Pleurocera viridula J G Anthony 1854 Pleurocera walkeri Goodrich 1928 telescope hornsnail Pleurocera warrenana Meek amp Hayden 1857 Species brought into synonymyPleurocera acutum Rafinesque 1824 synonym of Pleurocera acuta Pleurocera bicinctum Tryon 1866 synonym of Pleurocera picta Pleurocera conradi Tryon 1865 synonym of Pleurocera pyrenella Pleurocera costulatum Fuchs 1870 synonym of Goniochilus costulatus Fuchs 1870 Pleurocera currierana I Lea 1863 synonym of Pleurocera brumbyi Pleurocera curta Haldeman 1841 synonym of Pleurocera picta Pleurocera hinkleyi Goodrich 1921 synonym of Pleurocera acuta Pleurocera kochii Fuchs 1870 synonym of Goniochilus kochii Fuchs 1870 Pleurocera laeve T Fuchs 18701 synonym of Micromelania laevis Pleurocera leaii Tryon 1873 synonym of Pleurocera prasinata Pleurocera lewisii I Lea 1862 synonym of Pleurocera acuta Pleurocera parkeri Tryon 1873 synonym of Elimia viennaensis Pleurocera parkerii Tryon 1873 synonym of Pleurocera canaliculata Pleurocera plicatum Tryon 1863 synonym of Pleurocera alveare Pleurocera postelli I Lea 1862 synonym of Pleurocera postellii Pleurocera quadrosa Rafinesque 1831 synonym of Pleurocera canaliculata Pleurocera radmanesti Fuchs 1870 synonym of Prososthenia radmanesti Pleurocera scalariaeforme T Fuchs 1870 synonym of Goniochilus scalariaeformis Pleurocera schwabenaui T Fuchs 1870 synonym of Goniochilus schwabenaui Pleurocera shenandoa Dillon 2019 synonym of Elimia shenandoa Pleurocera showalteri synonym of Pleurocera showalterii Pleurocera spinosa Deshayes 1834 synonym of Cerithium spinosum Bruguiere 1792 Pleurocera strombiforme Schlotheim 1820 synonym of Paraglauconia strombiforme Pleurocera subulare I Lea 1831 synonym of Pleurocera acuta Pleurocera terebriformis J Morris 1859 synonym of Pachychilus terebriformis Pleurocera verrucosa Rafinesque 1820 synonym of Lithasia verrucosaNomen nudumPleurocera angulata Rafinesque 1818 Pleurocera coneola Rafinesque 1818 Pleurocera fasciata Rafinesque 1818 Pleurocera retusa Rafinesque 1818 Pleurocera saxatilis Rafinesque 1818 Pleurocera turricula Rafinesque 1818Pleurocera gonula Rafinesque 1831 nomen dubium Ecology editMost species inhabit larger rivers 3 Pleurocera snails are dioecious 3 References edit Rafinesque 1818 Amer mon Mag 3 5 355 a b c MolluscaBase eds 2021 MolluscaBase Pleurocera Rafinesque 1818 Accessed at http www molluscabase org aphia php p taxdetails amp id 820483 on 2023 10 31 a b c d e f g Dillon R T 2011 Robust Shell Phenotype is a Local Response to Stream Size in the Genus Pleurocera Rafinesque 1818 Malacologia 53 2 265 277 doi 10 4002 040 053 0205 Pleurocera Integrated Taxonomic Information System Retrieved 1 November 2023 Melville R V 1981 Opinion 1195 Pleurocera Rafinesque 1818 Gastropoda The type species is Pleurocerus acutus Rafinesque in Blainville 1824 Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 38 259 265 External links edit nbsp Media related to Pleurocera at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pleurocera amp oldid 1182951531, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
