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Elk River file snail

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Elk River file snail
Imperiled
Imperiled (NatureServe)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: incertae sedis
Family: Pleuroceridae
Genus: Lithasia
Species:
L. lima
Binomial name
Lithasia lima
(Conrad, 1834)
Synonyms[3]
  • Angitrema wheatleyi Tryon, 1866
  • Melania lima Conrad, 1834

The Elk River file snail also known as the warty rocksnail, scientific name Lithasia lima, is a species of freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Pleuroceridae. This species is endemic to the United States.

References

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  1. ^ Cordeiro, J.; Perez, K. (2011). "Lithasia lima". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011 e.T12131A3324457. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T12131A3324457.en.
  2. ^ NatureServe. "Lithasia lima". 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 lima (Conrad, 1834)". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 1 April 2026.