| Fukuia integra | |
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| Live Fukuia integra | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Rissooidea |
| Family: | Pomatiopsidae |
| Subfamily: | Pomatiopsinae |
| Genus: | Fukuia |
| Species: | F. integra |
| Binomial name | |
| Fukuia integra (Pilsbry, 1924) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Blanfordia integra Pilsbry, 1924 | |
Fukuia integra, also known as Blanfordia integra, is a species of land snail which has an operculum, a terrestrial gastropod mollusk in the family Pomatiopsidae.
Taxonomy
Henry Augustus Pilsbry described this species under name Blanfordia integra in 1924.
Davis (1979) noted that genital structures of Blanfordia integra are similar to those of Fukuia. Although he doubted if Fukuia and Blanfordia are morphologically distinct based on such evidence, it is an apparent confusion resulting from the inadequate generic assignment of Blanfordia integra.
According to the molecular analyses of 18S ribosomal RNA, 28S ribosomal RNA, 16S ribosomal RNA, and cytochrome-c oxidase I (COI) genes by Kameda & Kato (2011) noted that Blanfordia integra is undoubtedly a member of the genus Fukuia.
Distribution
This species is endemic to Japan. It is a Vulnerable species.
The type locality is Makuragisan, Izumo, Honshu.
Description
The shape of the shell is broadly ovate. The shell has 4.5-5.3 whorls. There is a strong axial sculpture on the shell.
The width of the shell is 2.4-3.2 mm. The height of the shell is 3.6-5.2 mm.
Ecology
This species lives as a terrestrial snail in inland forests. It is often arboreal.
References
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- ^ Pilsbry H. A. (1924). "On some Japanese land and fresh water mollusks". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 76: 11-13. page 12. figure 3.
- ^ Kameda Y. & Kato M. (2011). "Terrestrial invasion of pomatiopsid gastropods in the heavy-snow region of the Japanese Archipelago". BMC Evolutionary Biology 11: 118. doi:10.1186/1471-2148-11-118.
- Davis G. M. (1979). "The origin and evolution of the gastropod family Pomatiopsidae, with emphasis on the Mekong river Triculinae". Academy of natural Sciences of Philadelphia, Monograph 20: 1-120. at Google books.
- (in Japanese) "ヤママメタニシ" Archived 2011-10-04 at the Wayback Machine. 日本のレッドデータ検索システム , accessed 17 July 2011.
- ^ Bartsch P. (1936). "Molluscan intermediate hosts of the Asiatic blood fluke, Schistosoma japonicum, and species confused with them". Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 95(5): 1-60.
Further reading
- Minato H. (1980). "Blanfordia integra Pilsbry, 1924 (Pomatiopsidae); its morphology, ecology, and distribution". Nanki Seibutu 22: 77-79.
- Minato H. (2005). "Blanfordia integra". In Threatened Wildlife of Japan: Red Data Book 2nd ed., Land and Freshwater Mollusks. Volume 6. Edited by Ministry of the Environment. Tokyo, Ministry of the Environment. 172.