Armigerous river snail

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.

Armigerous river snail
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Sorbeoconcha
Superfamily:
Cerithioidea
Family:
Pleuroceridae
Genus:
Lithasia
Species:
L. armigera
Binomial name
Lithasia armigera
Say, 1821

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.


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