Rhodacmea elatior
Rhodacmea elatior, the domed ancylid, is a species of small freshwater snail or limpet, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Planorbidae, the ram's horn snails and their allies.
| Rhodacmea elatior | |
|---|---|
| Two views of two shells of the domed ancylid from the Green River and Cahaba River | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Superorder: | Hygrophila |
| Family: | Planorbidae |
| Genus: | Rhodacmea |
| Species: | R. elatior |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhodacmea elatior (Anthony, 1855) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Rhodacme elatior | |
Distribution
This freshwater limpet is endemic to the United States.[2]
References
- Bogan, A.E. (1996). "Rhodacmea elatior". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T19669A9002012. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T19669A9002012.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- Ó Foighil D., Li J., Lee T., Johnson P., Evans R. & Burch J. B. (2011). "Conservation Genetics of a Critically Endangered Limpet Genus and Rediscovery of an Extinct Species". PLoS ONE 6(5): e20496. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0020496.
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