Boulder snail

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Boulder snail
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A. crassa
Binomial name
Athearnia crassa
(Haldeman, 1841)
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Leptoxis crassa

The boulder snail (Athearnia crassa) was a species of freshwater snail in the family Pleuroceridae. It was[ when? ] native to the United States, where it was known from Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, and Virginia. It is now extinct. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Mollusc Specialist Group (1996). "Athearnia crassa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 1996: e.T11768A3304335. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T11768A3304335.en . Retrieved 15 November 2021.