# Leptoxis

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***Leptoxis*** is a [genus](/source/Genus) of [freshwater snails](/source/Freshwater_snail) with a gill and an [operculum](/source/Operculum_(gastropod)), [aquatic](/source/Aquatic_animal) [gastropod](/source/Gastropod) [molluscs](/source/Mollusc) in the family [Pleuroceridae](/source/Pleuroceridae).

Species within this genus inhabit rocky fast-flowing parts of unpolluted and unimpounded mid-sized rivers in the American mid [South](/source/Southern_United_States) and the southern [Midwest](/source/Midwestern_United_States). Species in the subgenus *Mudalia* inhabit rivers and creeks in the [Atlantic](/source/Atlantic) drainage.

## Species

Species within the genus *Leptoxis* include:[2] Those that are extinct are marked with a dagger †.

- *[Leptoxis ampla](/source/Leptoxis_ampla)* (Anthony, 1855) (round rocksnail)
- *[Leptoxis arkansensis](/source/Leptoxis_arkansensis)* (Hinkley, 1915)
- *[Leptoxis carinata](/source/Leptoxis_carinata)* (Bruguière, 1792) (crested mudalia)
- *Leptoxis clipeata* (Smith, 1922) ([Agate rocksnail](/source/Agate_rocksnail))
- *Leptoxis coosaensis* (I. Lea, 1861) ([Painted rocksnail](/source/Painted_rocksnail))
- *Leptoxis compacta* (J. G. Anthony, 1854) ([Oblong rocksnail](/source/Oblong_rocksnail))
- *[Leptoxis dilatata](/source/Leptoxis_dilatata)* (Conrad, 1835)
- *Leptoxis foremanii* (I. Lea, 1843) ([Interrupted rocksnail](/source/Interrupted_rocksnail))
- *Leptoxis formosa* (I. Lea, 1860) ([Maiden rocksnail](/source/Maiden_rocksnail))
- *Leptoxis ligata* (Anthony, 1860) ([Rotund rocksnail](/source/Rotund_rocksnail))
- *Leptoxis lirata* (Smith, 1922) ([Lyrate rocksnail](/source/Lyrate_rocksnail))
- *[Leptoxis mimica](/source/Leptoxis_mimica)* (Goodrich, 1922)
- *Leptoxis minor* (Hinkley, 1912) ([Knob mudalia](/source/Knob_mudalia))
- *[Leptoxis nickliniana](/source/Leptoxis_nickliniana)* (I. Lea, 1841)
- *Leptoxis occultata* (Smith, 1922) ([Bigmouth rocksnail](/source/Bigmouth_rocksnail))
- *Leptoxis picta* (Conrad, 1834) ([Spotted rocksnail](/source/Spotted_rocksnail))
- *Leptoxis plicata* (Hinkley, 1915) ([Plicate rocksnail](/source/Plicate_rocksnail))
- *Leptoxis praerosa* (Say, 1821) ([Mainstream river snail](/source/Mainstream_river_snail))
- *Leptoxis showalterii* (I. Lea, 1860) ([Coosa rocksnail](/source/Coosa_rocksnail))
- *[Leptoxis subglobosa](/source/Leptoxis_subglobosa)* (Say, 1825)
- *[Leptoxis torrefacta](/source/Leptoxis_torrefacta)* (Goodrich, 1922) (Squat rocksnail)
- *[Leptoxis trilineata](/source/Leptoxis_trilineata)* (Say, 1829)
- *[Leptoxis umbilicata](/source/Leptoxis_umbilicata)* (Wetherby, 1876)
- *Leptoxis virgata* (I. Lea, 1841) ([Smooth rocksnail](/source/Smooth_rocksnail))
- *Leptoxis vittata* (I. Lea, 1860) ([Striped rocksnail](/source/Striped_rocksnail))

**Synonyms**

- *Leptoxis anthonyix* is a synonym for *[Athearnia anthonyi](/source/Athearnia_anthonyi)* (Anthony's river snail)
- *Leptoxis crassa* is a synonym for *Athearnia crassa* ([boulder snail](/source/Boulder_snail))
- *Leptoxis pisum* is a synonym for *Athearnia crassa*
- *Leptoxis rapaeformis* is a synonym of *Leptoxis dilatata*
- *Leptoxis melanoides* is a synonym of *Elimia melanoides* ([Black mudalia](/source/Black_mudalia))

## References

1. (in French) [Rafinesque C. S.](/source/Constantine_Samuel_Rafinesque) (1819). "Prodrome de 70 nouveaux Genres d'Animaux découverts dans l'intérieur des États-Unis d'Amérique, durant l'année 1818". *Journal de Physique, de Chimie et d'Histoire Naturelle* **88**: 417-429. *Leptoxis* is on [page 424](https://archive.org/stream/journaldephysiqu88pari#page/424/mode/2up).

1. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Leptoxis Rafinesque, 1819. Accessed at: [https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1039655](https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1039655) on 2023-10-27

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