Elimia potosiensis

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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.

Phylum:Mollusca
Class:Gastropoda
Subclass:Caenogastropoda
Order:incertae sedis
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Elimia potosiensis
Apertural view of a shell of Elimia potosiensis
Scientific classification Edit this 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)
Synonyms
  • Goniobasis cubicoides Call, 1887
  • Mudalia potosiensis Branson, 1956
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Subspecies

There are four subspecies:[1]

  • Elimia potosiensis potosiensis (I. Lea, 1841)
  • Elimia potosiensis crandalli (Pilsbry, 1890)[1]
  • Elimia potosiensis ozarkensis (Call, 1886)[1]
  • Elimia potosiensis plebeius (Gould, 1851)[1]

Shell description

There is a phenotypic plasticity of shells of Elimia potosiensis:

Elimia potosiensis.
Elimia potosiensis.

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

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