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 | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Family: | Pleuroceridae |
| Genus: | Elimia |
| Species: | E. livescens
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| Binomial name | |
| Elimia livescens (Menke, 1830)
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Shell description edit
The height of the shell of this species can be as large as 20 mm.[2]
Distribution edit
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 edit
Habitat edit
This snail is found in freshwater rivers and streams, on rock shoals and gravel bars.[2]
Life cycle edit
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 edit
Parasites of Elimia livescens include trematode Aspidogaster conchicola.[3]
References edit
This article incorporates public domain text from the reference[2]
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
Further reading edit
- Kanter, M.; Mott, J.; Ohashi, N.; Fried, B.; Reed, S.; Lin, Y. C.; Rikihisa, Y. (2000). "Analysis of 16S rRNA and 51-kilodalton antigen gene and transmission in mice of Ehrlichia risticii in virgulate trematodes from Elimia livescens snails in Ohio". Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 38 (9): 3349–3358. doi:10.1128/jcm.38.9.3349-3358.2000. PMC 87385. PMID 10970382.
- Dillon, R. T. (2014). "Cryptic phenotypic plasticity in populations of the North American freshwater gastropod, Pleurocera semicarinata". Zoological Studies. 53 (1): 31. doi:10.1186/s40555-014-0031-5.