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.
| Eastern flat-whorl | |
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| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura |
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| Species: | P. asteriscus
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| Planogyra asteriscus (E. S. Morse, 1857)[1]
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This species is listed as of "Special Concern" in the U.S. state of Michigan.
References
edit- ^ "Planogyra asteriscus (E.S. Morse, 1857) - EOL". Retrieved 2009-03-29.
Further reading
edit- "Planogyra asteriscus (morse)" (PDF). Michigan Natural Features Inventory. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-01-05. Retrieved 2008-09-19.