Planogyra asteriscus

Species of gastropod

Eastern flat-whorl
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia

clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
clade Eupulmonata
clade Stylommatophora

informal group Orthurethra
Superfamily:
Pupilloidea
Family:
Valloniidae
Genus:
Planogyra
Species:
P. asteriscus
Binomial name
Planogyra asteriscus
(E. S. Morse, 1857)[1]

Planogyra astericus, common name the eastern flat-whorl, is a species of small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Valloniidae.

This species is listed as of "Special Concern" in the U.S. state of Michigan.

References

  1. ^ "Planogyra asteriscus (E.S. Morse, 1857) - EOL". Retrieved 2009-03-29.

Further reading

  • "Planogyra asteriscus (morse)" (PDF). Michigan Natural Features Inventory. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-01-05. Retrieved 2008-09-19.
Taxon identifiers
Planogyra asteriscus
Helix asteriscus


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