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.

Elimia livescens
shell of Elimia livescens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Sorbeoconcha
Superfamily:
Cerithioidea
Family:
Pleuroceridae
Genus:
Elimia
Species:
E. livescens
Binomial name
Elimia livescens
(Menke, 1830)

Shell description

The height of the shell of this species can be as large as 20 mm.[1]

Distribution

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.[1]

The nonindigenous distribution of Elimia livescens includes the lower Hudson River drainage.[1] It migrated to the Hudson River via the Erie Canal.[1] The impact of this introduction is unknown.[1]

Ecology

Habitat

This snail is found in freshwater rivers and streams, on rock shoals and gravel bars.[1]

Life cycle

The sexes are separate.[1] Eggs are usually laid in the spring.[1] The snails often reach sexual maturity in a year, and can live for 5 years.[1]

Parasites

Parasites of Elimia livescens include trematode Aspidogaster conchicola.[2]

References

This article incorporates public domain text from the reference[1]

  1. Benson A. (2008). Elimia livescens. USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database, Gainesville, FL. https://nas.er.usgs.gov/queries/FactSheet.asp?speciesID=2233 Revision Date: 11/1/2003.
  2. 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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