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Family: Pleuroceridae



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149 species (see list below)
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Elimia acuta
[Acute Elimia]
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Elimia alabamensis
[Mud Elimia]
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Elimia albanyensis
[Black-crest Elimia]
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Elimia ampla
[Ample Elimia]
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Elimia annettae
[Lilyshoals Elimia]
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Elimia arachnoidea
[Spider Elimia]
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Elimia aterina
[Coal Elimia]
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Elimia athearni
[Knobby Elimia]
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Elimia bellacrenata
[Princess Elimia]
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Elimia bellula
[Walnut Elimia]
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Elimia bentoniensis
[Rusty Elimia]
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Elimia boykiniana
[Flaxen Elimia]
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Elimia brevis
[Short-spire Elimia]
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Elimia caelatura
[Rippled Elimia]
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Elimia cahawbensis
[Cahaba Elimia]
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Elimia capillaris
[Spindle Elimia]
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Elimia carinifera
[Sharp-crest Elimia]
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Elimia catenaria
[Gravel Elimia]
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Elimia catenoides
[Lirate Elimia]
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Elimia chiltonensis
[Prune Elimia]
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Elimia circumlineata
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Elimia clara
[Riffle Elimia]
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Elimia clausa
[Closed Elimia]
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Elimia clavaeformis
[Club Elimia]
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Elimia clenchi
[Slackwater Elimia]
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Elimia comalensis
[Balcones Elimia]
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Elimia comma
[Hispid Elimia]
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Elimia costifera
[Corded Elimia]
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Elimia crenatella
[Lacey Elimia]
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Elimia curreyana
[Amber Elimia]
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Elimia curvicostata
[Graphite Elimia]
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Elimia cylindracea
[Cylinder Elimia]
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Elimia dickinsoni
[Stately Elimia]
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Elimia dislocata
[Lapped Elimia]
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Elimia ebenum
[Ebony Elimia]
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Elimia edgariana
[Cumberland Elimia]
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Elimia fascinans
[Banded Elimia]
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Elimia flava
[Yellow Elimia]
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Elimia floridensis
[Rasp Elimia]
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Elimia fusiformis
[Fusiform Elimia]
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Elimia gerhardti
[Coldwater Elimia]
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Elimia haysiana
[Silt Elimia]
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Elimia hydei
[Gladiator Elimia]
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Elimia impressa
[Constricted Elimia]
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Elimia inclinans
[Slanted Elimia]
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Elimia interrupta
[Knotty Elimia]
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Elimia interveniens
[Slowwater Elimia]
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Elimia jonesi
[Hearty Elimia]
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Elimia laeta
[Ribbed Elimia]
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Elimia laqueata
[Panel Elimia]
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Elimia livescens
[Liver Elimia]
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Elimia mutabilis
[Oak Elimia]
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Elimia nassula
[Round-rib Elimia]
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Elimia olivula
[Caper Elimia]
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Elimia ornata
[Ornate Elimia]
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Elimia paupercula
[Sooty Elimia]
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Elimia perstriata
[Engraved Elimia]
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Elimia pilsbryi
[Rough-lined Elimia]
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Elimia plicatastriata
[Carved Elimia]
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Elimia porrecta
[Nymph Elimia]
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Elimia potosiensis
[Pyramid Elimia]
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Elimia proxima
[Sprite Elimia]
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Elimia pupaeformis
[Pupa Elimia]
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Elimia pupoidea
[Bot Elimia]
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Elimia pybasi
[Spring Elimia]
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Elimia pygmaea
[Pygmy Elimia]
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Elimia semicarinata
[Fine-ridged Elimia]
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Elimia showalteri
[Compact Elimia]
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Elimia simplex
[Smooth Elimia]
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Elimia striatula
[File Elimia]
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Elimia strigosa
[Brook Elimia]
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Elimia symmetrica
[Symmetrical Elimia]
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Elimia taitiana
[Dented Elimia]
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Elimia teres
[Elegant Elimia]
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Elimia troostiana
[Mossy Elimia]
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Elimia vanhyningiana
[Goblin Elimia]
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Elimia vanuxemiana
[Cobble Elimia]
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Elimia varians
[Puzzle Elimia]
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Elimia variata
[Squat Elimia]
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Elimia viennaensis
[Slough Elimia]
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Elimia virginica
[Piedmont Elimia]
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Gyrotoma excisa
[Excised slitshell]
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Gyrotoma lewisii
[Striate slitshell]
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Gyrotoma pagoda
[Pagoda slitshell]
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Gyrotoma pumila
[Ribbed slitshell]
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Gyrotoma pyramidata
[Pyramid slitshell]
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Gyrotoma walkeri
[Round slitshell]
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Io fluvialis
[Spiny riversnail]
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Juga acutifilosa
[Topaz juga]
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Juga bulbosa
[Bulb juga]
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Juga hemphilli
[Barren juga]
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Juga interioris
[Smooth juga]
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Juga laurae
[Oasis juga]
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Juga nigrina
[Black juga]
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Juga occata
[Scalloped juga]
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Juga plicifera
[Pleated juga]
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Juga silicula
[Glassy juga]
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Leptoxis ampla
[Round rocksnail]
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Leptoxis arkansensis
[Arkansas mudalia]
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Leptoxis carinata
[Crested mudalia]
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Leptoxis clipeata
[Agate rocksnail]
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Leptoxis compacta
[Oblong rocksnail]
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Leptoxis crassa
[Boulder snail]
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Leptoxis dilatata
[Seep mudalia]
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Leptoxis foremani
[Interrupted rocksnail]
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Leptoxis formosa
[Maiden rocksnail]
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Leptoxis ligata
[Rotund rocksnail]
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Leptoxis lirata
[Lirate rocksnail]
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Leptoxis melanoides
[Black mudalia]
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Leptoxis minor
[Knob mudalia]
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Leptoxis occultata
[Bigmouth rocksnail]
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Leptoxis picta
[Spotted rocksnail]
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Leptoxis plicata
[Plicate rocksnail]
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Leptoxis praerosa
[Onyx rocksnail]
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Leptoxis showalterii
[Coosa rocksnail]
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Leptoxis taeniata
[Painted rocksnail]
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Leptoxis trilineata
[Broad mudalia]
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Leptoxis umbilicata
[Umbilicate rocksnail]
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Leptoxis virgata
[Smooth mudalia]
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Leptoxis vittata
[Striped rocksnail]
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Lithasia armigera
[Armored rocksnail]
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Lithasia curta
[Knobby rocksnail]
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Lithasia duttoniana
[Helmet rocksnail]
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Lithasia geniculata
[Ornate rocksnail]
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Lithasia hubrichti
[Big black rocksnail]
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Lithasia jayana
[Rugose rocksnail]
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Lithasia lima
[Warty rocksnail]
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Lithasia obovata
[Shawnee rocksnail]
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Lithasia salebrosa
[Muddy rocksnail]
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Lithasia verrucosa
[Varicose rocksnail]
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Pleurocera acuta
[Sharp hornsnail]
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Pleurocera alveare
[Rugged hornsnail]
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Pleurocera annulifera
[Ringed hornsnail]
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Pleurocera brumbyi
[Spiral hornsnail]
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Pleurocera canaliculata
[Silty hornsnail]
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Pleurocera corpulenta
[Corpulent hornsnail]
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Pleurocera curta
[Shortspire hornsnail]
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Pleurocera foremani
[Rough hornsnail]
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Pleurocera gradata
[Bottle hornsnail]
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Pleurocera nobilis
[Noble hornsnail]
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Pleurocera parva
[Dainty hornsnail]
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Pleurocera postelli
[Broken hornsnail]
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Pleurocera prasinata
[Smooth hornsnail]
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Pleurocera pyrenella
[Skirted hornsnail]
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Pleurocera showalteri
[Upland hornsnail]
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Pleurocera trochiformis
[Sulcate hornsnail]
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Pleurocera uncialis
[Pagoda hornsnail]
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Pleurocera vestita
[Brook hornsnail]
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Pleurocera walkeri
[Telescope hornsnail]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Elimia acuta Acute Elimia North America. 1831
Elimia alabamensis Mud Elimia North America. 1861
Elimia albanyensis Black-crest Elimia North America. 1864
Elimia ampla Ample Elimia North America. 1854
Elimia annettae Lilyshoals Elimia North America. 1941
Elimia arachnoidea Spider Elimia North America. 1854
Elimia aterina Coal Elimia North America. 1863
Elimia athearni Knobby Elimia North America. 1956
Elimia bellacrenata Princess Elimia North America. 1841
Elimia bellula Walnut Elimia North America. 1861
Elimia bentoniensis Rusty Elimia North America. 1862
Elimia boykiniana Flaxen Elimia North America. 1840
Elimia brevis Short-spire Elimia North America. 1860
Elimia caelatura Rippled Elimia North America. 1860
Elimia cahawbensis Cahaba Elimia North America. 1861
Elimia capillaris Spindle Elimia North America. 1861
Elimia carinifera Sharp-crest Elimia North America. 1822
Elimia catenaria Gravel Elimia North America. 1822
Elimia catenoides Lirate Elimia North America. 1842
Elimia chiltonensis Prune Elimia North America. 1941
Elimia circumlineata North America.
Elimia clara Riffle Elimia North America. 1854
Elimia clausa Closed Elimia North America. 1861
Elimia clavaeformis Club Elimia North America. 1841
Elimia clenchi Slackwater Elimia North America. 1924
Elimia comalensis Balcones Elimia North America. 1890
Elimia comma Hispid Elimia North America. 1834
Elimia costifera Corded Elimia North America. 1861
Elimia crenatella Lacey Elimia North America. 1860
Elimia curreyana Amber Elimia North America. 1841
Elimia curvicostata Graphite Elimia North America. 1861
Elimia cylindracea Cylinder Elimia North America. 1834
Elimia dickinsoni Stately Elimia North America. 1956
Elimia dislocata Lapped Elimia North America. 1861
Elimia ebenum Ebony Elimia North America. 1841
Elimia edgariana Cumberland Elimia North America. 1841
Elimia fascinans Banded Elimia North America. 1861
Elimia flava Yellow Elimia North America. 1862
Elimia floridensis Rasp Elimia North America. 1860
Elimia fusiformis Fusiform Elimia North America. 1861
Elimia gerhardti Coldwater Elimia North America. 1862
Elimia haysiana Silt Elimia North America. 1843
Elimia hydei Gladiator Elimia North America. 1834
Elimia impressa Constricted Elimia North America. 1841
Elimia inclinans Slanted Elimia North America. 1862
Elimia interrupta Knotty Elimia North America. 1840
Elimia interveniens Slowwater Elimia North America. 1862
Elimia jonesi Hearty Elimia North America. 1936
Elimia laeta Ribbed Elimia North America. 1839
Elimia laqueata Panel Elimia North America. 1829
Elimia livescens Liver Elimia North America. 1830
Elimia mutabilis Oak Elimia North America. 1862
Elimia nassula Round-rib Elimia North America. 1834
Elimia olivula Caper Elimia East Pacific. 1834
Elimia ornata Ornate Elimia North America. 1868
Elimia paupercula Sooty Elimia North America. 1862
Elimia perstriata Engraved Elimia North America. 1852
Elimia pilsbryi Rough-lined Elimia North America. 1927
Elimia plicatastriata Carved Elimia North America. 1876
Elimia porrecta Nymph Elimia North America. 1863
Elimia potosiensis Pyramid Elimia North America. 1841
Elimia proxima Sprite Elimia North America. 1825
Elimia pupaeformis Pupa Elimia North America. 1864
Elimia pupoidea Bot Elimia East Pacific. 1854
Elimia pybasi Spring Elimia North America. 1862
Elimia pygmaea Pygmy Elimia North America. 1936
Elimia semicarinata Fine-ridged Elimia North America. 1829
Elimia showalteri Compact Elimia North America. 1860
Elimia simplex Smooth Elimia North America. 1825
Elimia striatula File Elimia North America. 1842
Elimia strigosa Brook Elimia North America. 1841
Elimia symmetrica Symmetrical Elimia North America. 1841
Elimia taitiana Dented Elimia East Pacific. 1841
Elimia teres Elegant Elimia East Pacific. 1841
Elimia troostiana Mossy Elimia North America. 1838
Elimia vanhyningiana Goblin Elimia North America. 1921
Elimia vanuxemiana Cobble Elimia North America. 1843
Elimia varians Puzzle Elimia North America. 1861
Elimia variata Squat Elimia North America. 1861
Elimia viennaensis Slough Elimia North America. 1862
Elimia virginica Piedmont Elimia North America. 1817
Gyrotoma excisa Excised slitshell North America. 1843
Gyrotoma lewisii Striate slitshell North America. 1869
Gyrotoma pagoda Pagoda slitshell North America. 1845
Gyrotoma pumila Ribbed slitshell North America. 1860
Gyrotoma pyramidata Pyramid slitshell North America. 1845
Gyrotoma walkeri Round slitshell North America. 1924
Io fluvialis Spiny riversnail North America. 1825
Juga acutifilosa Topaz juga North America. 1890
Juga bulbosa Bulb juga North America. 1847
Juga hemphilli Barren juga North America. 1935
Juga interioris Smooth juga North America. 1944
Juga laurae Oasis juga North America. 1944
Juga nigrina Black juga East Pacific. 1856
Juga occata Scalloped juga North America. 1844
Juga plicifera Pleated juga North America. 1838
Juga silicula Glassy juga North America. 1847
Leptoxis ampla Round rocksnail North America. 1855
Leptoxis arkansensis Arkansas mudalia North America. 1915
Leptoxis carinata Crested mudalia North America. 1792
Leptoxis clipeata Agate rocksnail North America. 1922
Leptoxis compacta Oblong rocksnail North America. 1854
Leptoxis crassa Boulder snail North America. 1842
Leptoxis dilatata Seep mudalia North America. 1835
Leptoxis foremani Interrupted rocksnail North America. 1843
Leptoxis formosa Maiden rocksnail North America. 1860
Leptoxis ligata Rotund rocksnail North America. 1860
Leptoxis lirata Lirate rocksnail East Pacific. 1922
Leptoxis melanoides Black mudalia North America. 1834
Leptoxis minor Knob mudalia North America. 1912
Leptoxis occultata Bigmouth rocksnail North America. 1922
Leptoxis picta Spotted rocksnail North America. 1834
Leptoxis plicata Plicate rocksnail North America. 1834
Leptoxis praerosa Onyx rocksnail North America. 1821
Leptoxis showalterii Coosa rocksnail North America. 1860
Leptoxis taeniata Painted rocksnail North America. 1834
Leptoxis trilineata Broad mudalia North America. 1829
Leptoxis umbilicata Umbilicate rocksnail North America. 1876
Leptoxis virgata Smooth mudalia North America. 1841
Leptoxis vittata Striped rocksnail East Pacific. 1860
Lithasia armigera Armored rocksnail North America. 1821
Lithasia curta Knobby rocksnail North America. 1868
Lithasia duttoniana Helmet rocksnail North America. 1841
Lithasia geniculata Ornate rocksnail North America. 1840
Lithasia hubrichti Big black rocksnail North America. 1956
Lithasia jayana Rugose rocksnail North America. 1841
Lithasia lima Warty rocksnail North America. 1834
Lithasia obovata Shawnee rocksnail North America. 1829
Lithasia salebrosa Muddy rocksnail North America. 1834
Lithasia verrucosa Varicose rocksnail North America. 1820
Pleurocera acuta Sharp hornsnail North America. 1831
Pleurocera alveare Rugged hornsnail North America. 1834
Pleurocera annulifera Ringed hornsnail North America. 1834
Pleurocera brumbyi Spiral hornsnail North America. 1852
Pleurocera canaliculata Silty hornsnail North America. 1821
Pleurocera corpulenta Corpulent hornsnail North America. 1854
Pleurocera curta Shortspire hornsnail North America. 1841
Pleurocera foremani Rough hornsnail North America. 1843
Pleurocera gradata Bottle hornsnail North America. 1854
Pleurocera nobilis Noble hornsnail North America. 1845
Pleurocera parva Dainty hornsnail North America. 1862
Pleurocera postelli Broken hornsnail North America. 1862
Pleurocera prasinata Smooth hornsnail North America. 1834
Pleurocera pyrenella Skirted hornsnail North America. 1834
Pleurocera showalteri Upland hornsnail North America. 1862
Pleurocera trochiformis Sulcate hornsnail North America. 1834
Pleurocera uncialis Pagoda hornsnail North America. 1841
Pleurocera vestita Brook hornsnail North America. 1834
Pleurocera walkeri Telescope hornsnail North America. 1928



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