62 Species in Family Planorbidae
Nominal species list for Planorbidae
Scientific Name Author English Name
Amphigyra alabamensis Pilsbry, 1906 Shoal sprite
Ancylus fluviatilis unspecified
Armiger crista (Linnaeus, 1758) Star gyro
Biomphalaria glabrata (Say, 1818) Bloodfluke planorb
Biomphalaria havanensis (Pfeiffer, 1839) Ghost rams-horn
Drepanotrema aeruginosus (Morelet, 1851) Rusty rams-horn
Drepanotrema cimex (Moricand, 1839) Ridged rams-horn
Drepanotrema kermatoides (d'Orbigny, 1835) Crested rams-horn
Ferrissia fragilis (Tryon, 1863) Fragile ancylid
Ferrissia hendersoni (Walker, 1908) Blackwater ancylid
Ferrissia mcneili Walker, 1925 Hood ancylid
Ferrissia parallelus (Haldeman, 1841) Oblong ancylid
Ferrissia rivularis (Say, 1817) Creeping ancylid
Ferrissia walkeri (Pilsbry & Ferriss, 1907) Cloche ancylid
Gyraulus circumstriatus (Tryon, 1866) Disc gyro
Gyraulus deflectus (Say, 1824) Flexed gyro
Gyraulus hornensis Baker, 1934 Tuba gyro
Gyraulus hubendicki Brandt, 1974
Gyraulus parvus (Say, 1817) Ash gyro
Hebetancylus excentricus (Morelet, 1851) Excentric ancylid
Helisoma anceps (Menke, 1830) Two-ridge rams-horn
Helisoma newberryi (Lea, 1858) Great basin rams-horn
Laevapex diaphanus (Haldeman, 1841) Cymbal ancylid
Laevapex fuscus (Adams, 1841) Dusky ancylid
Laevapex peninsulae (Pilsbry, 1903) Peninsula ancylid
Menetus alabamensis Pilsbry, 1895 Marsh sprite
Menetus brogniartianus (Lea, 1842) Disc sprite
Menetus dilatatus (Gould, 1841) Bugle sprite
Menetus floridensis Baker, 1945 Penny sprite
Menetus opercularis (Gould, 1847) Button sprite
Menetus sampsoni Ancey, 1885
Neoplanorbis carinatus Walker, 1908
Neoplanorbis smithi Walker, 1908
Neoplanorbis tantillus Pilsbry, 1906
Neoplanorbis umbilicatus Walker, 1908
Pecosorbis kansasensis (Berry, 1966)
Planorbella ammon (Gould, 1855) Jupiter rams-horn
Planorbella binneyi (Tryon, 1867) Coarse rams-horn
Planorbella campanulata (Say, 1821) Bellmouth rams-horn
Planorbella columbiensis (Baker, 1945) Caribou rams-horn
Planorbella corpulenta (Say, 1824) Corpulent rams-horn
Planorbella duryi (Wetherby, 1879) Seminole rams-horn
Planorbella magnifica (Pilsbry, 1903) Magnificent rams-horn
Planorbella multivolvis (Case, 1847) Acorn rams-horn
Planorbella occidentalis (Cooper, 1870) Fine-lined rams-horn
Planorbella oregonensis (Tryon, 1865) Lamb rams-horn
Planorbella pilsbryi (Baker, 1926) File rams-horn
Planorbella scalaris (Jay, 1839) Mesa rams-horn
Planorbella subcrenata (Carpenter, 1857) Rough rams-horn
Planorbella tenuis (Dunker, 1850) Mexican rams-horn
Planorbella traski (Lea, 1856) Keeled rams-horn
Planorbella trivolvis (Say, 1817) Marsh rams-horn
Planorbella truncata (Miles, 1861) Druid rams-horn
Planorbula armigera (Say, 1821) Thicklip rams-horn
Planorbula campestris (Dawson, 1875) Meadow rams-horn
Promenetus exacuous (Say, 1821) Sharp sprite
Promenetus umbilicatellus (Cockerell, 1887) Umbilicate sprite
Rhodacmea elatior (Anthony, 1855) Domed ancylid
Rhodacmea filosa (Conrad, 1834) Wicker ancylid
Rhodacmea hinkleyi (Walker, 1908) Knobby ancylid
Vorticifex effusa (Lea, 1856) Artemesian rams-horn
Vorticifex solida (Dall, 1870)
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