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Mainstream river snail

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Mainstream river snail
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Family: Pleuroceridae
Genus: Leptoxis
Species:
L. praerosa
Binomial name
Leptoxis praerosa
Say, 1821

The mainstream river snail, also known as the onyx rocksnail, scientific name Leptoxis praerosa, is a species of freshwater snail with a gill and an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Pleuroceridae. This species is endemic to the United States.

References

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  1. ^ Bogan, A.E. (1996). "Leptoxis praerosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T11769A3304448. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T11769A3304448.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.