Hearty elimia

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Hearty elimia
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Presumed Extinct  (NatureServe) [2]
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Family: Pleuroceridae
Genus: Elimia
Species:
E. jonesi
Binomial name
Elimia jonesi
(Goodrich, 1936)
Synonyms [3]

Goniobasis jonesiGoodrich, 1936 [4]

The hearty elimia, Elimia jonesi, is an extinct species of freshwater snails in the family Pleuroceridae. [1] [2] [3] This species was endemic to Alabama, the United States, [1] [3] with records from the Coosa River. [4] [2] It is now considered extinct, [1] [2] having not been reported since the river was impounded, despite surveys. [2] The specific name jonesi honors Walter Jones, state geologist of Alabama. [4]

Description

The shell measures 25–31 mm (0.98–1.22 in) in height and 12–16 mm (0.47–0.63 in) in width. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Cordeiro, J.; Perez, K. (2012). "Elimia jonesi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2012: e.T7593A3138977. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T7593A3138977.en . Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Elimia jonesi Hearty Elimia". NatureServe. 6 November 2008. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 Bieler R, Bouchet P, Gofas S, Marshall B, Rosenberg G, La Perna R, Neubauer TA, Sartori AF, Schneider S, Vos C, ter Poorten JJ, Taylor J, Dijkstra H, Finn J, Bank R, Neubert E, Moretzsohn F, Faber M, Houart R, Picton B, Garcia-Alvarez O, eds. (2024). "Elimia jonesi (Goodrich, 1936)". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Goodrich, Calvin (1936). "Goniobasis of the Coosa River, Alabama". Miscellaneous Publications of the Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan. 31: 1–60 [31]. hdl:2027.42/56276.