Flaxen elimia

The flaxen elimia, scientific name Elimia boykiniana, is a species of freshwater snail with a gill and an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusc in the family Pleuroceridae. This species is endemic to Alabama and Georgia[2] in the United States.

Flaxen elimia

Imperiled  (NatureServe)[2]
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Family: Pleuroceridae
Genus: Elimia
Species:
E. boykiniana
Binomial name
Elimia boykiniana
(I. Lea, 1840)
Synonyms
  • Goniobasis boykiniana
  • Pleurocera boykiniana

References

  1. Bogan, A.E. (1996). "Elimia boykiniana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T7603A12834530. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T7603A12834530.en. Retrieved 7 August 2007.
  2. "Elimia boykiniana". NatureServe Explorer An online encyclopedia of life. 7.1. NatureServe. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
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