Dutton's river snail

Dutton's river snail

Imperiled (NatureServe)[2]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: incertae sedis
Family: Pleuroceridae
Genus: Lithasia
Species:
L. duttoniana
Binomial name
Lithasia duttoniana
(Lea, 1841)
Synonyms[3]
  • Io fasciolata Reeve, 1860
  • Melania duttoniana Lea, 1841

Dutton's river snail also known as the helmet rocksnail, scientific name Lithasia duttoniana, is a species of freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Pleuroceridae. This species is endemic to the United States.

References

  1. ^ Bogan, A.E. (1996). "Lithasia duttoniana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996 e.T12128A3323914. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T12128A3323914.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  2. ^ NatureServe. "Lithasia duttoniana". NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 28 March 2026.
  3. ^ Bieler R, Bouchet P, Gofas S, Marshall B, Rosenberg G, La Perna R, Neubauer TA, Sartori AF, Schneider S, Vos C, ter Poorten JJ, Taylor J, Dijkstra H, Finn J, Bank R, Neubert E, Moretzsohn F, Faber M, Houart R, Picton B, Garcia-Alvarez O (eds.). "Lithasia duttoniana (I. Lea, 1841)". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 1 April 2026.