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Hirasea sinuosa

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Hirasea sinuosa
Hirasea sinuosa shells
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Charopidae
Genus: Hirasea
Species:
H. sinuosa
Binomial name
Hirasea sinuosa
Pilsbry, 1902

Hirasea sinuosa is a species of small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Endodontidae.

This is an endangered species. The width of the shell is 6 mm. The height of the shell is 3 mm.

Distribution

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This species (and indeed the whole genus) is endemic to Japan.

References

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  1. ^ Mollusc Specialist Group (1996). "Hirasea sinuosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T10183A3180775. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T10183A3180775.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
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