Fametesta operculina
Appearance
Hirasea operculina | |
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(unranked): | clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura |
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Species: | H. operculina
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Hirasea operculina |
Hirasea operculina is a species of small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Endodontidae.
This is an endangered species.
Distribution
This species (and indeed the whole genus) is endemic to Japan.
References
- Tomiyama, K. 1996. Hirasea operculina. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007.