Elimia lachryma

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Elimia lachryma
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Critically Imperiled  (NatureServe) [2]
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Family: Pleuroceridae
Genus: Elimia
Species:
E. lachryma
Binomial name
Elimia lachryma
(Reeve, 1861)

Elimia lachryma, the teardrop elimia [1] or nodulose Coosa River snail [2] is a species of freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusc in the family Pleuroceridae. [3] [2] The species is endemic to the State of Alabama in the United States. [2]

As of 2000, the species was considered extinct by the IUCN. [1] It was rediscovered in the wild in 2005, [4] but is still considered critically imperiled. [2]

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Elimia gibbera was a species of freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Pleuroceridae. This species was endemic to the United States. It is now extinct, the attributed cause is land-use change.

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The rough-lined elimia, scientific name Elimia pilsbryi, was a species of freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Pleuroceridae. This species was endemic to the Coosa River system of Alabama in the United States; it is now presumed extinct, due to the impoundment of the river.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cobble elimia</span> Species of gastropod

The cobble elimia, scientific name Elimia vanuxemiana, is a species of freshwater snails, aquatic gilled gastropod molluscs with an operculum in the family Pleuroceridae. This species is endemic to Alabama in the United States.

The puzzle elimia is a species of freshwater snail with an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusc in the family Pleuroceridae. This species is endemic to the Cahaba River system of Bibb County, Alabama in the United States

<i>Leptoxis compacta</i> Species of gastropod

Leptoxis compacta, the oblong rocksnail, is a species of freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Pleuroceridae.

The black mudalia is a species of freshwater snail in the family Pleuroceridae. It is endemic to the Black Warrior River system of Alabama in the United States. It was thought to be extinct until it was rediscovered during a 1996 survey.

<i>Elimia virginica</i> Species of gastropod

Elimia virginica, common names the Piedmont elimia or Virginia river snail, is a species of freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusc in the family Pleuroceridae.

<i>Elimia livescens</i> Species of gastropod

Elimia livescens, common name the liver elimia, is a species of freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Pleuroceridae.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Bogan, A.E. (2000). "Elimia lachryma". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2000: e.T40101A10313984. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2000.RLTS.T40101A10313984.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 NatureServe (2018). "Elimia lachryma". 7.1. Arlington, Virginia: NatureServe . Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  3. iNaturalist (2018). "Elimia lachryma". San Francisco, California: California Academy of Science . Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  4. Mobile River Basin Coalition Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine