Elimia troostiana

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Mossy Elimia
Status iucn3.1 CR.svg
Critically endangered, possibly extinct  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Status TNC G1.svg
Critically Imperiled  (NatureServe) [2]
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Family: Pleuroceridae
Genus: Elimia
Species:
E. troostiana
Binomial name
Elimia troostiana
(I. Lea, 1838)
Synonyms

Melania troostianaI. Lea, 1838

Elimia troostiana, the Mossy Elimia, [1] [2] is a species of freshwater snail with an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusc in the family Pleuroceridae. This species is endemic to the Mossy Creek district of Jefferson County, Tennessee in the United States, for which it is named. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 Cordeiro, J.; Perez, K. (2011). "Elimia troostiana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2011 e.T7617A12835289. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T7617A12835289.en . Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 "Elimia troostiana". NatureServe Explorer An online encyclopedia of life. 7.1. NatureServe. Retrieved 29 October 2023.


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