Semisulcospira morii
Species of gastropod
Semisulcospira morii | |
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Conservation status | |
![]() Endangered (IUCN 3.1)[1] | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Family: | Semisulcospiridae |
Genus: | Semisulcospira |
Species: | S. morii |
Binomial name | |
Semisulcospira morii Watanabe, 1984[2] |
Semisulcospira morii is a species of freshwater snail with an operculum and is an aquatic gastropod mollusc in the family Semisulcospiridae.
Distribution
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This species is endemic to Lake Biwa, Japan. It appears only around Chikubu Island and Takeshima island.[1]
Ecology
Semisulcospira morii lives in habitats with rocky and gravel bottoms.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Rintelen T. (2011). "Semisulcospira morii". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2011. Version e.T189233A8704853. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded on 17 November 2015.
- ^ Watanabe N. C. (1984). "Studies on taxonomy and distribution of the freshwater snails, genus Semisulcospira in the Three Island inside Lake Biwa". Japanese Journal of Limnology 45(3): 194-203. doi:10.3739/rikusui.45.194. PDF
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