The coldwater elimia (Elimia modesta) is a species of freshwater snail in the family Pleuroceridae. It is an aquatic gastropod mollusk with an operculum. This species is endemic to Alabama and Georgia in the United States.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Coldwater Elimia being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Elimia variata
- Semisulcospira libertina
- Elimia carinocostata
- Elimia laqueata
- Elimia livescens
- Sulcospira hainanensis
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Class
- Gastropoda
- Family
- Pleuroceridae
- Genus
- Elimia
- Species
- Elimia modesta
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