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== Further reading ==
== Further reading ==
* {{Cite PMID|10970382}}
* {{Cite PMID|10970382}}
* Dillon R. T. (2014). "Cryptic phenotypic plasticity in populations of the North American freshwater gastropod, ''Pleurocera semicarinata''". ''[[Zoological Studies]]'' '''53''': 31. {{doi|10.1186/s40555-014-0031-5}}.


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Elimia livescens
shell of Elimia livescens
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E. livescens
Binomial name
Elimia livescens
(Menke, 1830)

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

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]

References

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

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Benson A. (2008). Elimia livescens. USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database, Gainesville, FL. http://nas.er.usgs.gov/queries/FactSheet.asp?speciesID=2233 Revision Date: 11/1/2003.

Further reading

  • Template:Cite PMID
  • Dillon R. T. (2014). "Cryptic phenotypic plasticity in populations of the North American freshwater gastropod, Pleurocera semicarinata". Zoological Studies 53: 31. doi:10.1186/s40555-014-0031-5.