Elimia modesta (I.Lea, 1845) is a animal in the Pleuroceridae family, order null, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Elimia modesta (I.Lea, 1845)

Elimia modesta (I.Lea, 1845)

Elimia modesta, the coldwater elimia, is an operculate freshwater snail endemic to Alabama and Georgia, US.

Family
Genus
Elimia
Order
Class
Gastropoda

About Elimia modesta (I.Lea, 1845)

The coldwater elimia, with the scientific name Elimia modesta first described by I. Lea in 1845, is a species of freshwater snail belonging to the family Pleuroceridae. It is an aquatic gastropod mollusk that has an operculum. This species is endemic to the states of Alabama and Georgia, located in the United States.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Pleuroceridae Elimia

More from Pleuroceridae

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