Elimia potosiensis
| Elimia potosiensis | |
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| Apertural view of a shell of Elimia potosiensis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | incertae sedis |
| Family: | Pleuroceridae |
| Genus: | Elimia |
| Species: | E. potosiensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Elimia potosiensis (I. Lea, 1841) | |
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Elimia potosiensis, common name the pyramid elimia, is a species of freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Pleuroceridae.
Subspecies
There are four subspecies:
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. It occurs in Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri and in Oklahoma.
Ecology
Habitat
This snail is found in freshwater springs, streams and rivers.
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 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.
- ↑ NatureServe. "Elimia potosiensis". NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 24 March 2026.
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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