Elimia potosiensis

Elimia potosiensis
	Apertural view of a shell of Elimia potosiensis
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
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;

Last updated September 29, 2025

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:

Elimia potosiensis. Elimia potosiensis shell 3.png — *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 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 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.

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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[iucn_status_18_November_2021-1] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 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.

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