Semisulcospira morii
Semisulcospira morii | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
(unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Sorbeoconcha |
Superfamily: | Cerithioidea |
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, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Semisulcospiridae.
Distribution
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Chikubu Island around which Semisulcospira morii occurs.
This species is endemic to lake Biwa, Japan. It occurs around Chikubu Island and Takeshima island only.[1]
Ecology
Semisulcospira morii lives in habitats with rocky bottom and gravel bottom.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 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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