Geniculate river snail

Geniculate river snail

Vulnerable (NatureServe)[2]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: incertae sedis
Family: Pleuroceridae
Genus: Lithasia
Species:
L. geniculata
Binomial name
Lithasia geniculata
(Haldeman, 1840)
Synonyms[3]
  • Anculosa (Lithasia) geniculata Haldeman, 1840
  • Anculosa geniculata Haldeman, 1840
  • Goniobasis umbonata Lea, 1864
  • Melania corneola Anthony, 1860
  • Melania venusta Lea, 1841
  • Melania vesicula Lea, 1861

The geniculate river snail or ornate rocksnail, scientific name Lithasia geniculata, 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.; et al. (Mollusc Specialist Group) (2000). "Lithasia geniculata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2000 e.T12129A3324034. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2000.RLTS.T12129A3324034.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ NatureServe. "Lithasia fuliginosa". NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 30 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 geniculata (Haldeman, 1840)". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 1 April 2026.