Planogyra astericus, common name the eastern flat-whorl, is a species of small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Valloniidae.

Eastern flat-whorl
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clade Heterobranchia

clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
clade Eupulmonata
clade Stylommatophora

informal group Orthurethra
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P. asteriscus
Binomial name
Planogyra asteriscus

This species is listed as of "Special Concern" in the U.S. state of Michigan.

References

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  1. ^ "Planogyra asteriscus (E.S. Morse, 1857) - EOL". Retrieved 2009-03-29.

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