The muddy rocksnail, also known as the rugged river snail,

scientific name In taxonomy, binomial nomenclature ("two-term naming system"), also called nomenclature ("two-name naming system") or binary nomenclature, is a formal system of naming species of living things by giving each a name composed of two parts, bot ...

''Lithasia salebrosa'', is a species of

freshwater snail Freshwater snails are gastropod mollusks which live in fresh water. There are many different families. They are found throughout the world in various habitats, ranging from ephemeral pools to the largest lakes, and from small seeps and springs ...

with a gill and an operculum, an aquatic

gastropod The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda (). This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...

mollusk in the family Pleuroceridae. This species is endemic to the United States.

References

Molluscs of the United States Pleuroceridae Gastropods described in 1834 Taxa named by Timothy Abbott Conrad Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Pleuroceridae-stub