The mainstream river snail, also known as the onyx rocksnail, scientific name Leptoxis praerosa, 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.
| Mainstream river snail | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Family: | Pleuroceridae |
| Genus: | Leptoxis |
| Species: | L. praerosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Leptoxis praerosa Say, 1821
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References
edit- ^ Bogan, A.E. (1996). "Leptoxis praerosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T11769A3304448. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T11769A3304448.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
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