Freshwater Limpets - Family Ancylidae
Freshwater Limpets in AlabamaOrder BasommatophoraFragile Ancylid Ferrissia fragilis. Common. Presumably found throughout Alabama. Occurs in a variety of habitats. Lowest Conservation Concern.Hood...
View ArticleExtinct Alabama Snails
Extinct Alabama Freshwater SnailsTaxa that historically occurred in Alabama, but are no longer alive anywhere within their former distribution.Order NeotaenioglossaFamily PleuroceridaeSHORT-SPIRE...
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Florida Apple Snail
Scientific Name: Pomacea paludosaCommon Name: Florida Apple SnailPoorly known. Restricted to Gulf Coast drainages. Usually lives in areas with little to moderate current. Moderate Conservation...
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Island Apple Snail - Exotic
Scientific Name:Pomacea maculataCommon Name: Island Apple SnailExotic from South America. Found in tributaries to the Mobile Delta. Usually lives in areas with little to moderate current. Can breathe...
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Oblong Rocksnail
Common Name: Oblong RocksnailScientific Name: Leptoxis compacta Previous to 2012, thought to be Extinct. Endemic to Mobile Basin. Known from the Cahaba River. Restricted to shoal habitats. HIGHEST...
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Rough Hornsnail
The Rough Hornsnail (Pleurocera foremani) is a very rare snail that is endemic to the Cahaba and Coosa rivers (photograph by Thomas Tarpley).Common Name: Rough HornsnailScientific Name: Pleurocera...
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Interrupted Rocksnail
Common Name: Interrupted RocksnailScientific Name:Leptoxis foremani (Lea)Other Names: Downie's Round RiversnailSize: 20 mm (3/4 in.)Description: Has moderately thick shell (approaching 20 mm [3/4 in.]...
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Anthony's Riversnail
Common Name: Anthony's RiversnailScientific Name: Athearnia anthonyi (Redfield)Other Names: noneSize: 25 mm [1 in.]Description: Shell thick and ponderous (max. length = approx. 25 mm [1 in.]), ovate in...
View ArticleElimia
Acute Elimia Elimia acuta. Special concern. Endemic to Tennessee River tributaries in north-central Alabama. Usually found in lotic habitats. Moderate Conservation Concern. Mud Elimia Elimia...
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Spiny Riversnail
Many species of mollusks, like theSpiny Riversnail (Io fluvialis)are either extinct or missing from state waters.The Alabama Aquatic Biodiversity Center (AABC)will lead efforts to return many species...
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