Walnut elimia

The Walnut elimia (Elimia bellula) is a species of freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Pleuroceridae. This species is endemic to the United States, and is named after the Walnut River, in Kansas.

Walnut elimia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Sorbeoconcha
Superfamily:
Cerithioidea
Family:
Pleuroceridae
Genus:
Elimia
Species:
E. bellula
Binomial name
Elimia bellula
I. Lea, 1861

References
  1. Cordeiro, J. (2012). "Elimia bellula". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T7602A3139545. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T7602A3139545.en.


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