Semisulcospira niponica is a species of freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusc in the family Semisulcospiridae.
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| Semisulcospira niponica shells | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Family: | Semisulcospiridae |
| Genus: | Semisulcospira |
| Species: | S. niponica
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| Binomial name | |
| Semisulcospira niponica (Smith, 1876)[2]
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| Synonyms | |
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Melania niponica Smith, 1876 | |
Distribution
editEcology
editSemisulcospira niponica lives in habitats with rocky bottom.[1]
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ Smith (1876). Quart. J. Conch 1: 124.