Leptoxis torrefacta

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Leptoxis torrefacta
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Presumed Extinct  (NatureServe) [2]
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Family: Pleuroceridae
Genus: Leptoxis
Species:
L. torrefacta
Binomial name
Leptoxis torrefacta
(Goodrich, 1922)
Synonyms [3]

Anculosa torrefactaC. Goodrich, 1922 [4]

Leptoxis torrefacta, or the squat rocksnail, is a species of freshwater snail in the family Pleuroceridae. This species was endemic to Alabama, the United States, [1] [3] with records from the Coosa River. [4] [2] It is now extinct, [1] [2] presumably as a consequence of the impoundment of the Coosa River mainstem. [2]

Description

The shell measures 15–20 mm (0.59–0.79 in) in length and 11–13 mm (0.43–0.51 in) in width. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Bogan, A.E. (2000). "Leptoxis torrefacta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2000: e.T11786A3305875. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2000.RLTS.T11786A3305875.en . Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Leptoxis torrefacta Squat Rocksnail". NatureServe. 26 November 2008. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  3. 1 2 Bieler R, Bouchet P, Gofas S, Marshall B, Rosenberg G, La Perna R, Neubauer TA, Sartori AF, Schneider S, Vos C, ter Poorten JJ, Taylor J, Dijkstra H, Finn J, Bank R, Neubert E, Moretzsohn F, Faber M, Houart R, Picton B, Garcia-Alvarez O, eds. (2024). "Leptoxis torrefacta (C. Goodrich, 1922)". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  4. 1 2 3 Goodrich, Calvin (1922). "The Anculosae of the Alabama River drainage". Miscellaneous Publications of the Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan. 7: 1–57. hdl:2027.42/56252.