Armigerous river snail

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Armigerous river snail
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Family: Pleuroceridae
Genus: Lithasia
Species:
L. armigera
Binomial name
Lithasia armigera
Say, 1821

The armigerous river snail or armored rocksnail, scientific name Lithasia armigera, is a species of freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Pleuroceridae. This species is endemic to the United States.

References

  1. Bogan, A.E. (1996). "Lithasia armigera". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 1996 e.T12127A3323815. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T12127A3323815.en . Retrieved 15 November 2021.