Elimia troostiana
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| Mossy Elimia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | incertae sedis |
| Family: | Pleuroceridae |
| Genus: | Elimia |
| Species: | E. troostiana |
| Binomial name | |
| Elimia troostiana (I. Lea, 1838) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Melania troostiana I. Lea, 1838 | |
Elimia troostiana, the Mossy Elimia,[1][2] is a species of freshwater snail with an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusc in the family Pleuroceridae. This species is endemic to the Mossy Creek district of Jefferson County, Tennessee in the United States, for which it is named.[2]
