Phylogenomic studies with hundreds or thousands of loci are rare for most invertebrate groups, including freshwater gastropods. This can prevent understanding phylogeny, which hinders many areas research. Pleuroceridae is a family snails that highly imperiled and plays an essential role in the ecology systems eastern United States. However, evolutionary history not understood, systematics has b...

Abstract The carnivorous snail Clea (Anentome) helena (von dem Busch, 1847) (Gastropoda: Nassariidae), commonly called as the “assassin snail” is sold worldwide including India for aesthetics and ability to kill pest snails in aquaria. Assuming invasion a fair possibility, predation potential of C. on seven native freshwater was assessed. exotic predator consumed all species provided experiment...