Hornsnail, Riversnail, and Rocksnail - Pleuroceridae Alabama
Horn, River, and Rock Snails in Alabama Anthony Riversnail -
Athearnia anthonyi, in the Family Pleuroceridae, is an
endangered aquatic snail found in Alabama and perhaps Tennessee.
Elimia - Alabama has a number of species of Elimina, some common
and some rare or extinct. Gyrotoma - Six species in the genus
Gyrotoma, family Pleuroceridae, was previously found in Alabama,
but they are extinct because of the dams built on the the shoal
areas of the main Coosa River in Alabama during the 1960s. Spiny
Riversnail - Io fluvialis has been extirpated from Alabama, but
some have recently been reintroduced to upper section of
Guntersville Reservoir in Tenneseee. Leptoxis - Snails in the
genus Leptoxis, family Pleuroceridae, are numerous in Alabama.
Lithasia - Of the five species in Alabama, one is no longer
found in Alabama; and only one is common. Pleurocera - Fifteen
members of Pleurocera are found in Alabama. Note: In Alabama, it
is illegal to release or st