Interesting Facts
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Protostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Lophotrochozoa
()
- Superphylum:
Eutrochozoa
()
- Phylum:
Mollusca
()
- (C. Linnaeus, 1758) Cuvier, 1795
- Molluscs
- Class:
Gastropoda
()
- Cuvier, 1795
- Snails and Slugs
- Subclass:
Orthogastropoda
()
- Ponder & Lindberg, 1996
- Superorder:
Caenogastropoda
()
- Cox, 1960
- Order:
Caenogastropoda
()
- Ponder & Lindberg, 1997
- Suborder:
Discopoda
()
- P. Fischer, 1884
- Infraorder:
Discopoda
()
- Superfamily:
Cerithioidea
()
- C.A. Fleming, 1822
- Family:
Pleuroceridae
()
- P. Fischer, 1885 (1863)
- Genus:
Leptoxis
()
- Specific name:
subglobosa
- (Say) 1825
- Scientific name: - Leptoxis subglobosa (Say) 1825
- Specific name:
subglobosa
- (Say) 1825
- Genus:
Leptoxis
(
- Family:
Pleuroceridae
(
- Superfamily:
Cerithioidea
(
- Infraorder:
Discopoda
(
- Suborder:
Discopoda
(
- Order:
Caenogastropoda
(
- Superorder:
Caenogastropoda
(
- Subclass:
Orthogastropoda
(
- Class:
Gastropoda
(
- Phylum:
Mollusca
(
- Superphylum:
Eutrochozoa
(
- Infrakingdom:
Lophotrochozoa
(
- Branch:
Protostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Similar Species
Members of the genus Leptoxis
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 28 species and subspecies in this genus:
L. ampla (Round Rocksnail) · L. anthonyix (Anthony's River Snail) · L. arkansensis (Arkansas Mudalia) · L. carinata (Crested Mudalia) · L. clipeata (Agate Rocksnail) · L. compacta (Oblong Rocksnail) · L. crassa (Boulder Riversnail) · L. crassa anthonyi (Anthony Riversnail) · L. crassa crassa (Boulder Riversnail) · L. dilatata (Seep Mudalia) · L. foremani (Interrupted Rocksnail) · L. foremanii (Interrupted Rocksnail) · L. formosa (Maiden Rocksnail) · L. ligata (Rotund Rocksnail) · L. lirata (Lyrate Rocksnail) · L. melanoides (Black Mudalia) · L. melanoidus (Black Mudalia) · L. minor (Knob Mudalia) · L. occultata (Bigmouth Rocksnail) · L. picta (Spotted Rocksnail) · L. plicata (Plicate Rocksnail) · L. praerosa (Mainstream River Snail) · L. showalterii (Coosa Rocksnail) · L. taeniata (Painted Rocksnail) · L. trilineata (Broad Mudalia) · L. umbilicata (Umbilicate Rocksnail) · L. virgata (Smooth Rocksnail) · L. vittata (Striped Rocksnail)
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Further Reading
- Check lists of the shells of North America Prepared for the Smithsonian institution, by Isaac Lea, P. P. Carpenter, Wm. Stimpson, W. G. Binney, and Temple Prime Washington, Smithsonian institution1860 url p. 11.
- Notes on American land shells, and other miscellaneous conchological contributions / by W.G. Binney. Burlington, N.J.: Printed for the author, 1874-[1879]. url p. 55.
- Smithsonian miscellaneous collections. 2 1862 Washington: Smithsonian Institution, 1862-1968. url p. 11, p. 402.
- Synonymy of the species of Strepomatidae (melanians) of the United States; with critical observations on their affinities, and descriptions of land, fresh water and marine Mollusca. By George W. Tryon, jr. London, Baillière brothers;1865] url p. 69, p. 89.
Notes
Contributors
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed December 26, 2007. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
- IOPI Global Plant Checklist 2005.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal December 26, 2007:
- Academy of Natural Sciences, Academy of Natural Sciences Malacology Database
Identifiers
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 2521181
