Species: Promenetus exacuous
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Species
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Classification
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Mollusca
Class
Gastropoda
Order
Basommatophora
Family
Planorbidae
Genus
Promenetus
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Classification
Other Global Common Names
Keeled Promenatus - proménète caréné
Informal Taxonomy
Animals, Invertebrates - Mollusks - Freshwater Snails
Formal Taxonomy
Animalia - Mollusca - Gastropoda - Basommatophora - Planorbidae - Promenetus - was not included in the assessment (Albrecht et al., 2007).
Ecology and Life History
Habitat Type Description
Freshwater
Migration
false - false - false
Non-migrant
false
Locally Migrant
false
Conservation Status
NatureServe Global Status Rank
G5
Global Status Last Reviewed
2008-10-09
Global Status Last Changed
1999-09-14
Distribution
Conservation Status Map
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Global Range
G - 200,000-2,500,000 square km (about 80,000-1,000,000 square miles) - G - The range of Promenetus exacuous extends from Atlantic to Pacific Coasts of North America, from New Mexico, Nevada, and northern Texas to the Arctic-Boreal Transition Zone in Canada (Burch, 1989; Jokinen, 1992).
Global Range Code
G
Global Range Description
200,000-2,500,000 square km (about 80,000-1,000,000 square miles)