- Source: Elimia showalteri
Elimia showalteri, common name the compact elimia, is a species of freshwater snail in the family Pleuroceridae.
Shell description
Elimia showalteri has a large, robust, smooth shell boldly colored brown and/or green shell.
Anatomy
Elimia showalteri is agill-breathing snail. It is genetically very similar to the lacy elimia Elimia crenatella.
Distribution
This snail is endemic to the Upper Cahaba River in Alabama, the United States.
Ecology
= Habitat
=Compact elimia are found grazing individually throughout shoal habitats.
= Life cycle
=Embryos develop into trochophore larvae before eventually becoming veliger larvae.
= Feeding habits
=These snails are known to graze individually in shoal habitats.