Biology:Agate rocksnail
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Short description: Extinct species of mollusc
| Agate rocksnail | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia
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| Species: | †L. clipeata
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| †Leptoxis clipeata (H. H. Smith, 1922)
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The †agate rocksnail, scientific name Leptoxis clipeata, was a freshwater snail in the family Pleuroceridae. Like all Leptoxis, the species required free-flowing unpolluted water. It was[when?] endemic to parts of the Coosa River in Alabama, now impounded.[1]
References
- ↑ Burch, (1982) Freshwater Snails (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of North America. United States Environmental Protection Agency, Cincinnati, Ohio.
- Bogan, A.E. 2000. Leptoxis clipeata. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 7 August 2007.
Wikidata ☰ Q308826 entry
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