''Leptoxis'' is a

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s with a gill and an operculum,

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gastropod Gastropods (), commonly known as slugs and snails, belong to a large Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda (). This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, freshwater, and fro ...

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s in the family

Pleuroceridae Pleuroceridae, common name pleurocerids, is a family of small to medium-sized freshwater snails, aquatic gilled gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Cerithioidea.These snails have an operculum and typically a robust high-spired shell. Reproduc ...

. Species within this genus inhabit rocky fast-flowing parts of unpolluted and unimpounded mid-sized rivers in the American mid

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and the southern

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. Species in the subgenus ''Mudalia'' inhabit rivers and creeks in the

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drainage.

Species

Species within the genus ''Leptoxis'' include:MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Leptoxis Rafinesque, 1819. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1039655 on 2023-10-27 Those that are extinct are marked with a dagger †. * '' Leptoxis ampla'' (Anthony, 1855) (round rocksnail) * ''

Leptoxis arkansensis ''Leptoxis'' is a genus of freshwater snails with a gill and an operculum, aquatic gastropod molluscs in the family Pleuroceridae. Species within this genus inhabit rocky fast-flowing parts of unpolluted and unimpounded mid-sized rivers in the ...

'' (Hinkley, 1915) * '' Leptoxis carinata'' (Bruguière, 1792) (crested mudalia) * ''Leptoxis clipeata'' (Smith, 1922) ( Agate rocksnail) * ''Leptoxis coosaensis'' (I. Lea, 1861) ( Painted rocksnail) * ''Leptoxis compacta'' (J. G. Anthony, 1854) (

Oblong rocksnail ''Leptoxis compacta'', the oblong rocksnail, is a species of freshwater snail with an operculum (gastropod), operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Pleuroceridae. This species is endemic to the Cahaba River in Alabama, United Stat ...

) * ''

Leptoxis dilatata ''Leptoxis'' is a genus of freshwater snails with a gill and an operculum, aquatic gastropod molluscs in the family Pleuroceridae. Species within this genus inhabit rocky fast-flowing parts of unpolluted and unimpounded mid-sized rivers in the ...

'' (Conrad, 1835) * ''Leptoxis foremanii'' (I. Lea, 1843) ( Interrupted rocksnail) * ''Leptoxis formosa'' (I. Lea, 1860) ( Maiden rocksnail) * ''Leptoxis ligata'' (Anthony, 1860) ( Rotund rocksnail) * ''Leptoxis lirata'' (Smith, 1922) ( Lyrate rocksnail) * ''

Leptoxis mimica ''Leptoxis'' is a genus of freshwater snails with a gill and an operculum, aquatic gastropod molluscs in the family Pleuroceridae. Species within this genus inhabit rocky fast-flowing parts of unpolluted and unimpounded mid-sized rivers in the ...

'' (Goodrich, 1922) * ''Leptoxis minor'' (Hinkley, 1912) ( Knob mudalia) * ''

Leptoxis nickliniana ''Leptoxis'' is a genus of freshwater snails with a gill and an operculum, aquatic gastropod molluscs in the family Pleuroceridae. Species within this genus inhabit rocky fast-flowing parts of unpolluted and unimpounded mid-sized rivers in the ...

'' (I. Lea, 1841) * ''Leptoxis occultata'' (Smith, 1922) ( Bigmouth rocksnail) * ''Leptoxis picta'' (Conrad, 1834) ( Spotted rocksnail) * ''Leptoxis plicata'' (Hinkley, 1915) ( Plicate rocksnail) * ''Leptoxis praerosa'' (Say, 1821) ( Mainstream river snail) * ''Leptoxis showalterii'' (I. Lea, 1860) ( Coosa rocksnail) * ''

Leptoxis subglobosa ''Leptoxis'' is a genus of freshwater snails with a gill and an operculum (gastropod), operculum, Aquatic animal, aquatic gastropod molluscs in the family Pleuroceridae. Species within this genus inhabit rocky fast-flowing parts of unpolluted an ...

'' (Say, 1825) * '' Leptoxis torrefacta'' (Goodrich, 1922) (Squat rocksnail) * '' Leptoxis trilineata'' (Say, 1829) * '' Leptoxis umbilicata'' (Wetherby, 1876) * ''Leptoxis virgata'' (I. Lea, 1841) ( Smooth rocksnail) * ''Leptoxis vittata'' (I. Lea, 1860) ( Striped rocksnail) ;Synonyms: * ''Leptoxis anthonyix'' is a synonym for ''

Athearnia anthonyi ''Athearnia anthonyi'', commonly known as Anthony's riversnail, is a rare species of freshwater snail in the family Pleuroceridae. It is native to the Tennessee River system in the United States, but the three main populations occur in the main b ...

'' (Anthony's river snail) * ''Leptoxis crassa'' is a synonym for ''Athearnia crassa'' ( boulder snail) * ''Leptoxis pisum'' is a synonym for ''Athearnia crassa'' * ''Leptoxis rapaeformis'' is a synonym of ''Leptoxis dilatata'' * ''Leptoxis melanoides'' is a synonym of ''Elimia melanoides'' ( Black mudalia)

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q3169468 Pleuroceridae Taxa named by Constantine Samuel Rafinesque Taxonomy articles created by Polbot