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Elimia fascinans

(I. Lea, 1861)

Banded Elimia

G3Vulnerable Found in 1 roadless area NatureServe Explorer →

G3VulnerableGlobal Rank

Least concernIUCN

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.117446

Element CodeIMGASK2360

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryInvertebrate Animal

IUCNLeast concern

Endemicendemic to a single nation

KingdomAnimalia

PhylumMollusca

ClassGastropoda

OrderCaenogastropoda

FamilyPleuroceridae

GenusElimia

Concept Reference

Turgeon, D. D., J. F. Quinn, Jr., A. E. Bogan, E. V. Coan, F. G. Hochberg, W. G. Lyons, P. M. Mikkelsen, R. J. Neves, C. F. E. Roper, G. Rosenberg, B. Roth, A. Scheltema, F. G. Thompson, M. Vecchione, and J. D. Williams. 1998. Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: Mollusks. 2nd Edition. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 26, Bethesda, Maryland. 526 pp.

Conservation Status

Review Date2008-11-07

Change Date2003-10-22

Edition Date2008-11-07

Edition AuthorsCordeiro, J.

Range Extent1000-5000 square km (about 400-2000 square miles)

Number of Occurrences21 - 80

Rank Reasons

This species is poorly known but is endemic to the Coosa River tributaries from Calhoun to Coosa Cos., Alabama (Mirarchi, 2004) at several localities. Burch (1989), from Goodrich (1941), cites the Coosa River basin, in creeks from Calhoun to Coosa Co., and occasionally in the Coosa River. Threat and trend information have not been assessed.

Range Extent Comments

This species is poorly known but is endemic to the Coosa River tributaries from Calhoun to Coosa Cos., Alabama (Mirarchi, 2004). Burch (1989), from Goodrich (1941), cites the Coosa River basin, in creeks from Calhoun to Coosa Co., and occasionally in the Coosa River.

Occurrences Comments

It is endemic to Coosa River tributaries from Calhoun to Coosa Cos., Alabama (Mirarchi, 2004) in several localities including Choccolocco Creek, Marys Creek and Terrapin Creek (Huryn and Denny, 1997) with healthy populations.

Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

It is usually found in lotic habitats (Mirarchi, 2004).

Other Nations (1)

United StatesN3

Province	Rank	Native
Alabama	S3	Yes

Roadless Areas (1)

Alabama (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Oakey Mountain	Talladega National Forest	6,129

References (6)

Burch, J.B. 1989. North American Freshwater Snails. Malacological Publications: Hamburg, Michigan. 365 pp.
Freshwater Mollusk Conservation Society (FMCS). 2021. The 2021 checklist of freshwater gastropods (Mollusca: Gastropods) of the United States and Canada. Considered and approved by the Gastropods Names Subcommittee December 2020. Online: https://molluskconservation.org/MServices_Names-Gastropods.html
Goodrich, C. 1941b. Pleuroceridae of the small streams of the Alabama River system. Occasional Papers of the University of Zoology, University of Michigan 427: 1-10.
Huryn, A. D., and M. W. Denny. 1997. A biomechanical hypothesis explaining upstream movements by the freshwater snail <i>Elimia</i>. Funct. Ecol. 11:472-483.
Mirarchi, R.E., et al. 2004a. Alabama Wildlife. Volume One: A Checklist of Vertebrates and Selected Invertebrates: Aquatic Mollusks, Fishes, Amphibians, Reptiles, Birds, and Mammals. University of Alabama Press: Tuscaloosa, Alabama. 209 pp.
Turgeon, D. D., J. F. Quinn, Jr., A. E. Bogan, E. V. Coan, F. G. Hochberg, W. G. Lyons, P. M. Mikkelsen, R. J. Neves, C. F. E. Roper, G. Rosenberg, B. Roth, A. Scheltema, F. G. Thompson, M. Vecchione, and J. D. Williams. 1998. Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: Mollusks. 2nd Edition. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 26, Bethesda, Maryland. 526 pp.