Hearty elimia
Extinct species of gastropod / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The hearty elimia, Elimia jonesi, is an extinct species of freshwater snails in the family Pleuroceridae.[1][2][3] This species was endemic to Alabama, the United States,[1][3] with records from the Coosa River.[4][2] It is now considered extinct,[1][2] having not been reported since the river was impounded, despite surveys.[2] The specific name jonesi honors Walter Jones, state geologist of Alabama.[4]
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Hearty elimia | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Family: | Pleuroceridae |
Genus: | Elimia |
Species: | †E. jonesi |
Binomial name | |
†Elimia jonesi (Goodrich, 1936) | |
Synonyms[3] | |
Goniobasis jonesi Goodrich, 1936[4] |
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