''Menetus'' is a
North America
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genus
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of
freshwater snail
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aquatic pulmonate
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gastropod
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mollusk
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s in the family
Planorbidae, the ramshorn snails.
Species
Species within this genus include:
subgenus ''
Micromenetus''
F. C. Baker, 1945
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Menetus dilatatus'' (Gould, 1841) - the
type species
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Menetus alabamensis''
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Menetus brogniartianus
''Menetus'' is a North American genus of freshwater snails, aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Planorbidae, the ramshorn snails.
Species
Species within this genus include:
subgenus '' Micromenetus'' F. C. Baker, 1945
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Menetus floridensis
''Menetus'' is a North American genus of freshwater snails, aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Planorbidae, the ramshorn snails.
Species
Species within this genus include:
subgenus '' Micromenetus'' F. C. Baker, 1945
* '' Men ...
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Menetus opercularis
''Menetus'' is a North American genus of freshwater snails, aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Planorbidae, the ramshorn snails.
Species
Species within this genus include:
subgenus '' Micromenetus'' F. C. Baker, 1945
* '' Men ...
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Menetus portlandensis
''Menetus'' is a North American genus of freshwater snails, aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Planorbidae, the ramshorn snails.
Species
Species within this genus include:
subgenus '' Micromenetus'' F. C. Baker, 1945
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Menetus sampsoni
''Menetus'' is a North American genus of freshwater snails, Aquatic animal, aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Planorbidae, the ramshorn snails.
Species
Species within this genus include:
subgenus ''Micromenetus'' F. C. Baker, 1 ...
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References
External links
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AnimalBase info at
Planorbidae
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