Semisulcospira niponica

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

Semisulcospira niponica
Semisulcospira niponica shells
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Sorbeoconcha
Superfamily:
Cerithioidea
Family:
Semisulcospiridae
Genus:
Semisulcospira
Species:
S. niponica
Binomial name
Semisulcospira niponica
(Smith, 1876)[2]
Synonyms

Melania niponica Smith, 1876

Distribution

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

Ecology

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

References
  1. Köhler F. & Rintelen T. (2011). "Semisulcospira niponica". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2011. Version e.T188913A8661687. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 17 November 2015.
  2. Smith (1876). Quart. J. Conch 1: 124.


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