Semisulcospira niponica

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Cerithioidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Amorphea
Cladus: Obazoa
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Cladus: Filozoa
Cladus: Choanozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Spiralia
Superphylum: Lophotrochozoa
Phylum: Mollusca
Classis: Gastropoda
Subclassis: Caenogastropoda
Superfamilia Incertae sedis: Cerithioidea

Familia: Semisulcospiridae
Genus: Semisulcospira
Species: Semisulcospira niponica

Name

Semisulcospira niponica (Smith, 1876)

Synonymy

  • Melania biwae Kobelt, 1879
  • Melania niponica Smith, 1876
  • Semisulcospira (Biwamelania) niponica (Smith, 1876)

References

Primary references

  • Smith, E.A. 1876. Description of some new species of land and freshwater shells, and remarks on other species found in Japan. Quarterly Journal of Conchology 1(8): 123-124.  BHL

Primary references

  • Sawada, N.; Fuke, Y. 2023. Diversification in ancient Lake Biwa: integrative taxonomy reveals overlooked species diversity of the Japanese freshwater snail genus Semisulcospira (Mollusca: Semisulcospiridae). Contributions to Zoology 92(1): 1–37. doi:10.1163/18759866-bja10035.  Reference page. 

Vernacular names

  • 日本語: ヤマトカワニナ