American Water Plantain vs sharp-ribbed door snail

Alisma subcordatum compared with Clausilia cruciata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Water Plantain	sharp-ribbed door snail
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Alismatales (Alismatales)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Alismataceae	Clausiliidae
Genus	Alisma	Clausilia
Species	Alisma subcordatum	Clausilia cruciata

Conservation Status

American Water Plantain

LC — Least Concern

sharp-ribbed door snail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Water Plantain	sharp-ribbed door snail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

American Water Plantain

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

sharp-ribbed door snail

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and Ukraine.

American Water Plantain

The American Water Plantain (Alisma subcordatum) is a species in the genus Alisma. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.