Semisulcospira reiniana
| Semisulcospira reiniana | |
|---|---|
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| Semisulcospira reiniana shell | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Family: | Semisulcospiridae |
| Genus: | Semisulcospira |
| Species: | S. reiniana |
| Binomial name | |
| Semisulcospira reiniana (Brot, 1876) | |
Semisulcospira reiniana is a species of freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Semisulcospiridae.
Taxonomy
Semisulcospira reiniana belong to the Semisulcospira libertina species complex.[1]
Distribution
This species occurs in Japan.[1]
Parasites
Parasites of Semisulcospira reiniana include:
- Heterophyidae: Semisulcospira reiniana serves as the first intermediate host for Metagonimus yokogawai.[2]
References
- ^ a b Davis G. M. (1969). "A taxonomic study of some species of Semisulcospira in Japan (Mesogastropoda: Pleuroceridae)". Malacologia 7: 211-294.
- ^ Shimazu T. & Kino H. (2015). "Metagonimus yokogawai (Trematoda: Heterophyidae): From Discovery to Designation of a Neotype". The Korean Journal of Parasitology 53(5), 627–639. doi:10.3347/kjp.2015.53.5.627.