Leptoxis compacta
Species of gastropod / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about Leptoxis compacta?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
Leptoxis compacta, the oblong rocksnail, is a species of freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Pleuroceridae.
Leptoxis compacta | |
---|---|
A live individual of Leptoxis compacta | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Family: | Pleuroceridae |
Genus: | Leptoxis |
Species: | L. compacta |
Binomial name | |
Leptoxis compacta | |
Synonyms | |
Melania compacta Anthony, 1854 |
This species is endemic to the Cahaba River in Alabama, United States. It was thought to be extinct due to habitat loss since it had not been collected since 1933,[2] and was formally declared extinct in 2000.[2] The IUCN Red List listed it as extinct in 2006[2] and in 2012.[2] It was rediscovered in a small section of its previously described habitat in the Cahaba River in 2011, with a formal report published in August 2012.[2][3]
Molecular systematic analyses are underway to clarify the genetic position of Leptoxis compacta.[2]