Big Black rocksnails in the Big Black River Fall 2022

Photo By/Credit

Calvin Rezac/Mississippi Museum of Natural Science

Date Shot/Created

10/31/2022

Media Usage Rights/License

Image

Previously thought to be extinct, the Big Black rocksnail is living in hard-to-reach areas of the Big Black River, Miss., October 31, 2022.

Partner(s)

Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks

Ecosystem

River/stream

Species

Lithasia hubrichti

Staff

Ashley Seagroves Ruppel

Subject tags

Aquatic animals

Extinction

Rivers and streams

Snails

Surveying

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