- Pleuroceridae
Taxobox
name = Pleuroceridae
regnum =Animal ia
phylum =Mollusca
classis =Gastropoda
subclassis =Orthogastropoda
superordo =Caenogastropoda
ordo =Sorbeoconcha
superfamilia =Cerithioidea
familia = Pleuroceridae
familia_authority = Fischer, 1885
subdivision_ranks=Genera
subdivision="Anculosa "
"Elimia "
"Goniobasis "
"Gyrotoma "
"Io"
"Juga "
"Leptoxis "
"Lithasia "
"Pleurocera "
"Koreanomelania "Pleuroceridae is a family of small to medium-sized freshwater
snail s with an operculum,aquatic gastropod mollusk s.Distribution
This family is widespread in
North America .Taxonomy
The new taxonomy of Bouchet & Rocroi (2005) recognizes two subfamilies :
*Pleurocerinae P. Fischer, 1885
*Semisulcospirinae Morrison, 1952References
* [http://members.aol.com/Mkohl2/NAPleuroceridae.html]
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