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.

Elimia potosiensis
Apertural view of a shell of Elimia potosiensis
Scientific classification Edit this 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)
Synonyms
  • Goniobasis cubicoides Call, 1887
  • Mudalia potosiensis Branson, 1956

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

  1. 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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