Squat elimia

The squat elimia (Elimia variata) is a species of freshwater snail with an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Pleuroceridae. This species is endemic to the United States.

Squat elimia
This shell is the lectotype of Elimia variata (USNM 118756).

Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Sorbeoconcha
Superfamily:
Cerithioidea
Family:
Pleuroceridae
Genus:
Elimia
Species:
E. variata
Binomial name
Elimia variata
(I. Lea, 1861)

References
Citations
  1. Cordeiro, J. & Perez, K. (2012). "Elimia variata". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2012: e.T7588A3138603. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T7588A3138603.en. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
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