Mainstream river snail

Mainstream river snail
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 2.3)[1]
Scientific 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

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.