Juga silicula, common name glassy juga,[2] is a small, freshwater snail found lotic water in Washington, Oregon, and northern California. It is dark reddish-brown in color with an ovate operculum and about 3.5 whorls.[3]

Juga silicula
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Family: Semisulcospiridae
Genus: Juga
Species:
J. silicula
Binomial name
Juga silicula
(Gould, 1847)
Synonyms[1]

Historically, J. silicula was abundant in its range.[4] It is currently considered a species of concern in Washington due to limited range, habitat degradation and anthropogenic factors.[5]

J. silicula acts as a first intermediate host for the trematode parasite Cephalouterina dicamptodoni.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Ching, H. L. (1957). The morphology of Oxytrema silicula.
  2. ^ "Juga silicula, Glassy juga (Gould, 1847)". www.sealifebase.se. Retrieved 2022-12-26.
  3. ^ Strong, E. E. (2005). A morphological reanalysis of Pleurocera acuta Rafinesque, 1831 and Elimia livescens (Menke, 1830)(Gastropoda: Cerithioidea: Pleuroceridae). Nautilus.
  4. ^ a b Poteet, M. F. (2006). Shifting roles of abiotic and biotic regulation of a multi-host parasite following disturbance. Disease Ecology. Oxford University Press, New York, 135-153.
  5. ^ Johannes, E. J. (2010). Freshwater mollusks found during a survey for Potamopyrgus antipodarum (New Zealand mudsnail) within a five-mile radius of Capitol Lake, Thurston County, Washington. The Dredgings, 50, 3-5.