Painted rocksnail
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The painted rocksnail (Leptoxis coosaensis, formerly Leptoxis taeniata) is a species of freshwater snail with a gill and an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusc in the family Pleuroceridae.
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Painted rocksnail | |
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Drawing of the shell of Leptoxis coosaensis | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Family: | Pleuroceridae |
Genus: | Leptoxis |
Species: | L. coosaensis |
Binomial name | |
Leptoxis coosaensis ((I. Lea, 1861) | |
Synonyms | |
Leptoxis taeniata misapplied |
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This species is endemic to the United States, specifically the state of Alabama.[2] The snail has been listed as threatened on the United States Fish and Wildlife Service list of endangered species since October 28, 1998.[3]
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