Elk River file snail

The Elk River file snail also known as the warty rocksnail, scientific name Lithasia lima, 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.

Elk River file snail
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Sorbeoconcha
Superfamily:
Cerithioidea
Family:
Pleuroceridae
Genus:
Lithasia
Species:
L. lima
Binomial name
Lithasia lima
Conrad, 1834

References
  1. Cordeiro, J. & Perez, K. (2011). "Lithasia lima". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T12131A3324457. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T12131A3324457.en.


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