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Semisulcospira morii

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Species of gastropod

Semisulcospira morii
Conservation status

Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Family: Semisulcospiridae
Genus: Semisulcospira
Species: S. morii
Binomial name
Semisulcospira morii
Watanabe, 1984

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

Distribution

Chikubu Island around which Semisulcospira morii occurs.

This species is endemic to Lake Biwa, Japan. It appears only around Chikubu Island and Takeshima island.

Ecology

Semisulcospira morii lives in habitats with rocky and gravel bottoms.

References

  1. ^ Rintelen T. (2011). "Semisulcospira morii". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2011. Version e.T189233A8704853. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded on 17 November 2015.
  2. 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
Taxon identifiers
Semisulcospira morii


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