Leptoxis ampla [SEP] IUCN conservation status
Leptoxis ampla
Leptoxis ampla, common name the round rocksnail, is a species of freshwater snail with a gill and an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Pleuroceridae.
This species is endemic to the United States, specifically the state of Alabama. The snail has been listed as threatened on the United States Fish and Wildlife Service list of endangered species since 28 October 1998.
"Leptoxis ampla" is a vulnerable species according to the IUCN Red list.
Description.
The round rocksnail is a pleurocerid
Leptoxis
Leptoxis is a genus of freshwater snails with a gill and an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Pleuroceridae.
Species within this genus inhabit rocky fast-flowing parts of unpolluted and unimpounded mid-sized rivers in the American mid South and the southern Midwest. Species in the subgenus "Mudalia" inhabit rivers and creeks in the Atlantic drainage.
Species.
Species within the genus "Leptoxis" include. Those that are extinct are marked with a dagger †.
- "Leptoxis ampla"
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