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.U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 2005. Recovery Plan for 6 Mobile River Basin Aquatic Snails. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Jackson, Mississippi. 46 pp, pp. 7–8.
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.
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