GASTROPODS
CLASS GASTROPODA
Freshwater Snails in Alabama
Order Architaenioglossa
Mystery Snails (Live-bearing Snails) - Family Viviparidae
Applesnails - Family Ampullariidae
Order Neotaenioglossa
Freshwater Periwinkles (Hornsnails, Riversnails, and Rocksnails) - Family Pleuroceridae
Pyrg Pebblesnails - Family Hydrobiidae
Seep Snails - Family Pomatiopsidae
Order Heterostropha
Gilled Flatsnails - Family Valvatidae
Order Basommatophora
Elegant Pondsnails - Family Lymnaeidae
Tadpole Pondsnails (Pouch Snails) - Family Physidae
Ramshorn Snails -Family Planorbidae
Freshwater Limpets - Family Ancylidae
Studies show 74% of aquatic snails are imperiled.
