Semisulcospira decipiens
Species of gastropod From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Semisulcospira decipiens is a species of freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusc in the family Semisulcospiridae.
| Semisulcospira decipiens | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Family: | Semisulcospiridae |
| Genus: | Semisulcospira |
| Species: | S. decipiens |
| Binomial name | |
| Semisulcospira decipiens (Westerlund, 1883)[2] | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Melania niponica var. decipiens Westerlund, 1883 | |
Taxonomy
Type specimen were collected during the Vega Expedition led by Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld in 1878–1880.[2] This species was originally described under the name Melania niponica var. decipiens by Swedish malacologist Carl Agardh Westerlund in 1883.[2]
Semisulcospira decipiens belong to the Semisulcospira niponica species group.[3]
Distribution
This species occurs in Lake Biwa and in the Yodo River, Japan.[1]
The type locality is Lake Biwa.[2]
References
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