Plicate rocksnail (Leptoxis plicata)
Taxonomy:
Listing Status:
Where Listed: WHEREVER FOUND
General Information
The plicate rocksnail is a member of the Pleuroceridae family, and can grow to about 20 mm (0.8 in) in length. The shell is usually brown to green with four equidistant color bands being subglobose in shape. The shell typically has broadly rounded apertures, usually with an ornamented body whorl with strong folds and plicae (Service 2005). The characteristic plicae adjacent to the suture of the body whorl are notably indistinct or absent in juveniles (Whelan et al. 2015).
- States/US Territories in which the Plicate rocksnail, Wherever found is known to or is believed to occur: Alabama
- US Counties in which the Plicate rocksnail, Wherever found is known to or is believed to occur: View All
| Status | Date Listed | Lead Region | Where Listed |
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| 1998-10-28 | Southeast Region (Region 4) | Wherever found |
» Federal Register Documents
» Recovery
| Date | Title | Plan Action Status | Plan Status |
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| 2005-12-02 | Final Recovery Plan for Six Mobile Basin Aquatic Snails | View Implementation Progress | Final |
| Date | Citation Page | Title | Document Type |
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| 2005-01-18 | 70 FR 2879 2880 | Notice of Availability of a Technical Agency Draft Recovery Plan for Six Mobile Basin Aquatic Snails for Review and Comment |
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| 2005-12-02 | 70 FR 72307 72308 | Notice of Availability of a Final Recovery Plan for Six Mobile Basin Aquatic Snails |
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| 2005-06-14 | 70 FR 34492 34494 | Initiation of 5-Year Reviews of 25 Southeastern Species |
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| 2014-03-25 | 79 FR 16366 16368 | Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 5-Year Status Reviews of 33 Southeastern Species |
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» Critical Habitat
No critical habitat rules have been published for the Plicate rocksnail.
» Conservation Plans
No conservation plans have been created for Plicate rocksnail.
» Petitions
» Life History
Habitat Requirements
Pliate rocksnails inhabit shallow gravel and cobble shoals in flowing waters.
Reproductive Strategy
Their eggs are usually laid singly, but they have been observed occasionally depositing two eggs in close proximity (Whelan et al. 2015). While longevity has not been documented in the wild, specimens have reproduced for multiple years in captivity at the AABC in Marion, Alabama (Whelan et al. 2015). They reproduce for about 2 months each year (Johnson 2010) with temperatures between 24-29 degrees C (Whelan et al. 2015)
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