Pyramid slitshell

Pyramid slitshell
Extinct
Presumed Extinct (NatureServe)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: incertae sedis
Family: Pleuroceridae
Genus: †Gyrotoma
Species:
†G. pyramidata
Binomial name
†Gyrotoma pyramidata
(Shuttleworth, 1845)
Synonyms
  • Gyrotoma conica Brot, 1862
  • Gyrotoma pyramidatum Shuttleworth, 1845
  • Schizostoma spillmanii Lea, 1861

The pyramid slitshell, scientific name Gyrotoma pyramidata, was a species of freshwater snail, a gastropod in the Pleuroceridae family. It was endemic to the United States. It is now extinct.

References

  1. ↑ Bogan, A.E.; et al. (Mollusc Specialist Group) (2000). "Gyrotoma pyramidata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2000 e.T9601A13004241. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2000.RLTS.T9601A13004241.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ↑ NatureServe. "Gyrotoma pyramidata". NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 27 March 2026.
  3. ↑ Bieler R, Bouchet P, Gofas S, Marshall B, Rosenberg G, La Perna R, Neubauer TA, Sartori AF, Schneider S, Vos C, ter Poorten JJ, Taylor J, Dijkstra H, Finn J, Bank R, Neubert E, Moretzsohn F, Faber M, Houart R, Picton B, Garcia-Alvarez O (eds.). "Gyrotoma pyramidata Shuttleworth, 1845". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 31 March 2026.