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Semisulcospira niponica

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Semisulcospira niponica
Semisulcospira niponica shells
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Family: Semisulcospiridae
Genus: Semisulcospira
Species:
S. niponica
Binomial name
Semisulcospira niponica
(Smith, 1876)[2]
Synonyms

Melania niponica Smith, 1876

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

Distribution

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

Ecology

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

References

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  1. ^ a b c 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.