Cahaba elimia
The Cahawba elimia (Elimia cahawbensis) is a species of freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Pleuroceridae.
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| Lectotype of Elimia cahawbensis (USNM 119055) | |
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| Species: | E. cahawbensis |
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| Elimia cahawbensis (I. Lea, 1841) | |
This species is endemic to the United States. It is named after Cahaba, Alabama and the Cahaba River.
References
- Cordeiro, J. & Perez, K. (2012). "Elimia cahawbensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2012.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
Further reading
- Lori R. Tolley-Jordan, Hayleigh Barlar, Alexander Huryn. 2008. Influence of Catchment Land Use on in Situ Growth Rates of Elimia cahawbensis (Gastropoda: Pleuroceridae) in Headwater Streams of the Cahaba River Basin, Alabama USA. The Nabs 56th Annual Meeting (25–28 May 2008).
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