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Semisulcospira morii

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Semisulcospira morii
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[2]

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

Distribution[edit]

Chikubu Island around which Semisulcospira morii occurs.

This species is endemic to Lake Biwa, Japan. It appears only around Chikubu Island and Takeshima island.[1]

Ecology[edit]

Semisulcospira morii lives in habitats with rocky and gravel bottoms.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ 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.
  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