Semisulcospira niponica

Semisulcospira niponica
Semisulcospira niponica shells
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: incertae sedis
Family: Semisulcospiridae
Genus: Semisulcospira
Species:
S. niponica
Binomial name
Semisulcospira niponica
(Smith, 1876)[2]
Synonyms

Melania niponica Smith, 1876

Semisulcospira niponica is a species of freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusc in the family Semisulcospiridae.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Lake Biwa, Japan.[1]

Ecology

Semisulcospira niponica lives in habitats with rocky bottom.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Köhler, F.; Rintelen, T. (2011). "Semisulcospira niponica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011 e.T188913A8661687. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T188913A8661687.en. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
  2. ↑ Smith, E.A. (1876). "Descriptions of some New Species of Land and Freshwater shells, and Remarks on Other Species found in Japan". Quart. J. Conch. 1 (8): 123–125.