Elimia potosiensis
Elimia potosiensis, common name the pyramid elimia, is a species of freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Pleuroceridae.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Family: | Pleuroceridae |
| Genus: | Elimia |
| Species: | E. potosiensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Elimia potosiensis (I. Lea, 1841) | |
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Subspecies
There are four subspecies:[1]
Shell description
There is a phenotypic plasticity of shells of Elimia potosiensis:
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Distribution
Elimia potosiensis is native to the United States.[1] It occurs in Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri and in Oklahoma.[1]
Ecology
Habitat
This snail is found in freshwater springs, streams and rivers.[1]
References
- Cordeiro, J.; Perez, K. (2011). "Elimia potosiensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T189406A8727501. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T189406A8727501.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
Further reading
- Branson B. A. (1971). "Variation in the shell Mudalia potosiensis (Lea) (Pleuroceridae) from a single locality". The Nautilus 85(1): 26-30.
- Jones W. C. Jr. & Branley A. B. (1964). "The radula, genital system, and external morphology in Mudalia potosiensis (Lea) 1841 (Gastropoda: Prosobranchiata: Pleuroceridae) with life history notes". Transactions of the American Microscopical Society 83(1): 41–62. JSTOR.
- Minton R. L., Lewis E. M., Netherland B. & Hayes D. M. (2011). "Large Differences over Small Distances: Plasticity in the Shells of Elimia potosiensis (Gastropoda: Pleuroceridae)". International Journal of Biology 3(1): 23–32.
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