Campeloma

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title: "Campeloma" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["viviparidae", "gastropod-genera", "taxa-named-by-constantine-samuel-rafinesque", "taxonomy-articles-created-by-polbot"] description: "Genus of gastropods" topic_path: "general/viviparidae" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campeloma" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Genus of gastropods ::

| image = Campeloma decisum shell.jpg | image_caption = Drawing of a shell and operculum of Campeloma decisum | taxon = Campeloma | authority = Rafinesque, 1819

Campeloma is a genus of gilled operculate freshwater snails in the family Viviparidae.

Distribution

They are common in unpolluted rivers in the eastern United States and southeastern Canada.

Species

Species within the genus Campeloma include:

• † Campeloma acroterion J. H. Hartman, 2015
• Campeloma brevispirum F. C. Baker, 1928
• Campeloma crassula Rafinesque, 1819 – ponderous campeloma
• Campeloma decampi (W. G. Binney, 1865) – the slender campeloma
• Campeloma decisum (Say, 1817) – pointed campeloma
• Campeloma exile (Anthony, 1860)
• Campeloma floridense Call, 1886 – purple-throat campeloma
• Campeloma geniculum (Conrad, 1834) – ovate campeloma
• Campeloma gibbum (Currier, 1867)
• Campeloma leptum Mattox, 1940
• Campeloma lewisi Walker, 1915
• Campeloma limum (Anthony, 1860) – file campeloma
• Campeloma milesi (I. Lea, 1863)
• Campeloma nebrascensis (Meek & Hayden, 1856)
• Campeloma parthenum Vail, 1979 – maiden campeloma
• Campeloma regulare (I. Lea, 1841) – cylinder campeloma
• Campeloma rufum (Haldeman, 1841)
• Campeloma subsolidum Anthony – anatomy
• Campeloma tannum Mattox, 1940

References

References

1. Bouchet, P. (2014). Campeloma Rafinesque, 1819. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=827455 on 2014-12-15
2. ''Campeloma'' at [[Integrated Taxonomic Information System]], https://www.itis.gov, accessed 14 December 2008.

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