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

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Sorbeoconcha
Superfamily:
Cerithioidea
Family:
Pleuroceridae
Genus:
Elimia
Species:
E. potosiensis
Binomial name
Elimia potosiensis
(I. Lea, 1841)
Synonyms[1]

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". In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 06 March 2014.

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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