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Elimia livescens

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Elimia livescens
shell of Elimia livescens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Family: Pleuroceridae
Genus: Elimia
Species:
E. livescens
Binomial name
Elimia livescens
(Menke, 1830)
Empty yellow-cream coloured spiral snail shell belonging to the species Elimia livescens
shell of Elimia livescens

Elimia livescens, common name the liver elimia, is a species of freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Pleuroceridae.

Shell description

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The height of the shell of this species can be as large as 20 mm.[2]

Distribution

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Elimia livescens is native to the United States. It occurs in the Saint Lawrence River drainage from Great Lake to Lake Champlain; in tributaries of the Ohio River east of the Scioto River in Ohio; and in the Wabash River, west to the Illinois River.[2]

The nonindigenous distribution of Elimia livescens includes the lower Hudson River drainage.[2] It migrated to the Hudson River via the Erie Canal.[2] The impact of this introduction is unknown.[2]

Ecology

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Habitat

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This snail is found in freshwater rivers and streams, on rock shoals and gravel bars.[2]

Life cycle

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The sexes are separate.[2] Eggs are usually laid in the spring.[2] The snails often reach sexual maturity in a year, and can live for 5 years.[2]

Parasites

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Parasites of Elimia livescens include trematode Aspidogaster conchicola.[3]

References

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This article incorporates public domain text from the reference[2]

  1. ^ Bogan, A.E. (2017). "Elimia laeta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T69629544A69633213. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T69629544A69633213.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Benson A. (2008). Elimia livescens. USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database, Gainesville, FL. https://nas.er.usgs.gov/queries/FactSheet.asp?speciesID=2233 Archived 2009-05-11 at the Wayback Machine Revision Date: 11/1/2003.
  3. ^ Alevs, Philippe V.; Vieira, Fabiano M.; Santos, Cláudia P.; Scholz, Tomáš; Luque, José L. (2015-02-12). "A Checklist of the Aspidogastrea (Platyhelminthes: Trematoda) of the World". Zootaxa. 3918 (3): 339–96. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3918.3.2. ISSN 1175-5334. PMID 25781098.

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