Rotund rocksnail
Encyclopedia
The rotund rocksnail, scientific name †Leptoxis ligata, was a species
of gastropod in the family Pleuroceridae
.
This species was endemic to the United States
. It is now extinct.
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
of gastropod in the family Pleuroceridae
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....
.
This species was endemic to the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It is now extinct.