Neoplanorbis umbilicatus

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Neoplanorbis umbilicatus
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Presumed Extinct  (NatureServe) [2]
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Superorder: Hygrophila
Family: Planorbidae
Genus: Neoplanorbis
Species:
N. umbilicatus
Binomial name
Neoplanorbis umbilicatus
Walker, 1908

Neoplanorbis umbilicatus was a species of air-breathing freshwater snail, an aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Planorbidae, the ram's horn snails.

This species was endemic to the United States. It is now extinct. The shells of this species appear to be dextral in coiling, but as is the case in all planorbids, the shell is actually sinistral. The shell was carried upside down with the aperture on the right, and this makes it appear to be dextral.

References

  1. Bogan, A.E. (2000). "Neoplanorbis umbilicatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2000 e.T14555A4444202. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2000.RLTS.T14555A4444202.en . Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  2. NatureServe. "Neoplanorbis umbilicatus". NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 10 March 2026.