Planorbella columbiensis

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Phylum:Mollusca
Superorder:Hygrophila
Planorbella columbiensis
Critically endangered
Critically endangered, possibly extinct  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Superorder: Hygrophila
Family: Planorbidae
Genus: Planorbella
Species:
P. columbiensis
Binomial name
Planorbella columbiensis
(F.C.Baker, 1945)
Synonyms[3]
  • Helisoma columbiense F. C. Baker, 1945
  • Planorbella columbiense (F. C. Baker, 1945)

Planorbella columbiensis, commonly known as the caribou ramshorn, is a species of freshwater snail found in only one site, on Lac la Hache, in British Columbia, Canada.[1][3]

This species is listed as "possibly extinct".[1] Its first and last observations were in 1945.[1][4]

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