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Knotty elimia

The knotty elimia, scientific name Elimia interrupta, is a species of freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Pleuroceridae. This species is endemic to Tennessee in the United States.

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Aug 2, 2026
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Length
107 w
Citations
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Source
Knotty elimia
Critically Imperiled
Critically Imperiled (NatureServe)2
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: incertae sedis
Family: Pleuroceridae
Genus: Elimia
Species:
E. interrupta
Binomial name
Elimia interrupta
(Haldeman, 1840)
Synonyms
  • Goniobasis interrupta (Haldeman, 1840)
  • Melania interrupta Haldeman, 1840

The knotty elimia, scientific name Elimia interrupta, is a species of freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Pleuroceridae. This species is endemic to Tennessee in the United States.2

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References

  1. Bogan, A.E. (1996). "Elimia interrupta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996 e.T7609A12834934. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T7609A12834934.en. Retrieved 7 August 2007.
  2. NatureServe. "Elimia interrupta". NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 29 October 2023.