Biology:Elimia potosiensis
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Short description: Species of gastropod
| Elimia potosiensis | |
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| Apertural view of a shell of Elimia potosiensis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Family: | Pleuroceridae |
| Genus: | Elimia |
| Species: | E. potosiensis
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| 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:[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:
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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 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. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/189406/8727501. 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.
Wikidata ☰ Q10481515 entry
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